18-year-old man dies after Homan Square shooting

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A man who was shot Sunday morning in the West Side Homan Square neighborhood died the next day, authorities said.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 6:40 a.m. in the 3500 block of West Lexington found the 18-year-old unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head, according to Chicago Police.

Marvelle Arnold was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. Monday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Arnold lived in the 2700 block of West 15th Place.

His death was ruled a homicide.

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