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Man Found With Neck Wound Dies After Late-Night Attack in Austin, Police Say

Police are investigating the West Side killing with the victim’s identity pending from the medical examiner.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 11:16 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of North Central Avenue for a reported battery.
  • Paramedics found an adult man with a neck wound, treated him at the scene, and transported him to Mount Sinai Hospital.
  • He was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Chicago police.
  • No one is in custody, and Area Four detectives are conducting the investigation.
  • The Cook County medical examiner had not released the man’s name as of Tuesday morning, and one outlet characterized the incident as an apparent beating.