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Cops: Man Shot To Death In Backyard Of Gage Park Home

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds to the head and body in the backyard of a Gage Park neighborhood home early Saturday on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police.

Officers found the 27-year-old about 12:15 a.m. in the 3500 block of West 57th Street, and he died at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

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Authorities investigate after a fatal Gage Park neighborhood shooting early Saturday. (Credit: Network Video Productions)

The Cook County medical examiner's office did not have information on the death. Area Central detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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