A 36-year-old woman was found fatally beaten last Friday in a parking lot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the 6700 block of South Western Avenue. She was discovered unresponsive just before 11:30 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities initially classified the case as a death investigation.
Autopsy Finds Blunt Force Head Trauma
An autopsy later determined that she died from blunt force injuries to her head caused by an assault, and the case was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. Officials have given the victim's age as 36, but her name has not yet been released publicly.
The Medical Examiner's Role
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office conducts autopsies and issues official determinations on cause and manner of death in Cook County. Those rulings can involve toxicology and other laboratory tests that may take several days to complete, depending on the specifics of the case and the examinations ordered.
Police Are Investigating; Public Asked For Tips
Chicago police said Area 1 detectives are investigating the homicide in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue and that no arrests had been made as of the latest update, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Chicago Police Department or submit an anonymous tip online.
