Overview

• A 63-year-old man from Plainfield entered the water near DuSable Harbor’s C Dock after multiple 911 calls just after 3 a.m. Saturday, according to dispatch records.
• Chicago Fire Department divers recovered him about 15 minutes later, and he was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
• The medical examiner determined the cause of death was drowning and classified the manner as homicide, indicating another person caused the death.
• Authorities have not disclosed the evidence behind the ruling, and Chicago police have identified no suspects and announced no arrests.
• Since 2015, only two other Lake Michigan drownings have been ruled homicides, and both led to pending murder cases involving separate incidents.