Man found dead in vehicle in Austin

SHARE Man found dead in vehicle in Austin
A man was shot to death Mar. 20, 2022, in Roseland.

Sun-Times file photo

A 53-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle Thursday afternoon in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

About 1:10 p.m., Jerry Lee Cummings was found unresponsive with injuries to his groin inside a vehicle near his home in the 200 block of North Lockwood, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:30 p.m., authorities said. An autopsy Friday ruled his death a homicide and found he died of multiple assault injuries.

Area North detectives are conducting a death investigation. No one was in custody for the killing as of Friday evening.

The Latest
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, there already have been at least 58 unintentional shootings by children in 2023.
Replacing lead water pipes and protecting the Lake Michigan shoreline are just two challenges the next mayor will face.
MLB
Trea Turner homered twice to give him a tournament-leading four, driving in four runs to lead the U.S. to a 14-2 rout Sunday night.