A confrontation inside a Far South Side home before dawn Monday ended with an alleged intruder dead and a 33-year-old homeowner talking to detectives, Chicago police said.
Officers were called around 1:30 a.m. to the 2200 block of East 103rd Street, where they found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The homeowner told officers the man had forced his way into the residence and then charged at him inside the house, prompting the shooting. Detectives with the department’s Area Two bureau have opened an investigation.
What Police Said
According to ABC7 Chicago, the homeowner fired a single shot after the unidentified person rushed toward him. Responding officers found the man with one chest wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Area Two detectives are now working the case.
Where It Happened
The shooting took place on the 2200 block of East 103rd Street on Chicago’s Far South Side, in the South Deering community area, according to Chicago Police Department community maps. The location places this incident among a series of violent episodes that have hit the Far South Side this year.
Recent Incidents Nearby
In March, a separate case saw a man found shot dead inside a Rosemoor home, and later that month NBC Chicago reported on a drive-by shooting that killed a man as he sat inside an Englewood residence. Together, the cases underscore a troubling run of lethal shootings on the South Side this spring.
Investigation
Area Two detectives are leading the investigation, and police have not yet released the identity of the man who was killed, according to ABC7 Chicago. As of that report, authorities had not announced any arrests or filed any charges in connection with the shooting.
