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Chicago Heights Man Stabbed To Death At Home

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. (STMW) -- A man was stabbed to death Friday afternoon in his south suburban Chicago Heights home.

Levar Stepney, 35, was found at 2:39 p.m. in his apartment in the 19400 block of Glenwood Road in Chicago Heights with multiple stab wounds, according to Chicago Heights police.

He was dead on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, which said Stepney also had signs of head trauma.

Authorities are interviewing all witnesses and two possible suspects, police said in a statement.

A Saturday autopsy found Stepney died of multiple injuries and ruled his death a homicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Chicago Heights detectives and South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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