Three Found Dead in Chicago Lawn Apartment

Overview

• Officers were called to assist paramedics and responded around 11 a.m. Friday to an apartment on the 3300 block of West Marquette Road near Marquette Park.
• Inside the unit, investigators found two males and one female unresponsive and pronounced them dead at the scene.
• The victims’ names and ages have not been released and police have not disclosed how long they had been dead or the cause of death.
• Area 1 detectives have opened a formal death investigation and are collecting evidence while officials work to notify next of kin.
• The discovery adds to local concern about recent fatal violence in parts of the city, though authorities have not reported any confirmed link to earlier shootings this month and say more information will come after medical examiner findings.