Crime & Safety
Matteson Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Park Forest Lot: Police
Officials said the 23-year-old man's Sunday evening death was ruled a homicide. His name has not been released.
PARK FOREST, IL — A 23-year-old Matteson man was found shot to death in a parked car Sunday evening in Park Forest, police told Patch.
According to police, a concerned resident called officers after seeing a man slumped behind the wheel of a car parked in a lot at 3466 Western Avenue.
When police arrived around 6:30 p.m., they found the young man dead inside the car. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the man died as a result of "multiple gunshot wounds." Officials had not released the man's identity as of Tuesday.
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The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force is assisting the Park Forest Police Department in investigating the death, which was ruled a homicide.
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