Overview

• Officers discovered the unresponsive man at about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday inside a bathtub in the 7700 block of South Avalon Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
• Chicago police pronounced the 72-year-old victim dead at the scene and immediately opened a homicide inquiry.
• Calumet Area detectives are handling the case and have begun processing the residence for evidence.
• No arrests have been made and officials have not disclosed any persons of interest or possible motives.
• Investigators are awaiting the results of Thursday’s autopsy to determine the precise cause and manner of death.