Crime & Safety
Suburban Teen Found in Garfield Park Died of Multiple Assault-Related Injuries
Officials say an 18-year-old man who was recently found dead on Chicago's West Side died after being assaulted.
CHICAGO, IL - Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Aurora man who was reported missing last week and found dead over the weekend in a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side.
Aurora police said in an Facebook post Thursday that they are collaborating with Chicago Police Department officers in their search for answers in the death of Clarence King. King is a former East Aurora School District 131 student, officials told The Aurora Beacon-News.
The publication cited the medical examiner's office Thursday in reporting that King died from multiple assault-related injuries. He was found shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of W. West End Avenue in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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The Aurora Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call its investigations team at 630-256-5500.
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