A 78-year-old man was found shot to death inside a Southwest Side home Tuesday night, according to law enforcement. Officers discovered him inside a residence in the 4500 block of South Lamon Avenue in the Le Claire Courts neighborhood around 8 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Chicago police said no arrests had been made as detectives opened a homicide investigation.
According to FOX 32 Chicago, officers arrived around 8 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. The outlet reported he was pronounced dead at the scene and that area detectives have taken over the probe after the Chicago Police Department provided the initial details and location.
Police Investigating In Le Claire Courts
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the man was found at 8:01 p.m. in a home on the 4500 block of South Lamon Avenue in the Garfield Ridge area. According to the paper, detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage while processing the scene. No suspect description or possible motive had been released, the Sun-Times noted.
Another South Side Homicide This Week
Earlier this weekend, a separate fatal shooting in South Shore left a 51-year-old man dead, according to reporting on how a South Shore home becomes crime scene. In that case, like the Lamon Avenue homicide, remained under investigation with no arrests announced as detectives searched for video and witness tips. Both killings highlight ongoing enforcement activity on Chicago’s South and Southwest sides.
Police did not immediately release additional details about the Lamon Avenue case, and detectives have not provided a suspect description. The investigation remains active.
