Police: Man shot to death in Garfield Ridge

A man was shot to death early Saturday in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said.

The 34-year-old man was shot multiple times about 4:55 a.m. in the 5200 block of South Menard, according to police.

Officers at the scene said he was shot several times in the head at close range.

Witnesses told investigators they heard shots, looked out the window and saw the man lying on the ground, police said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office could not immediately confirm the fatality.

Area Central detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.