CHICAGO — An unidentified man found dead in an alley on the Southwest Side on Sunday morning was strangled and beaten, an autopsy revealed Monday.
The Hispanic man in his 20s, who remained unidentified as of Monday afternoon, was found at the 3000 block of S. Christiana Ave., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the man was found unresponsive in an alley about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
A Monday autopsy revealed he died of strangulation and blunt head trauma from an assault. His death was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating and no one was in custody as of Monday afternoon.
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