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Man found dead in Marquette Park

By Luke Wilusz

screen_shot_2018_11_14_at_12_14_03_pm_e1542219281433.png — Marquette Park | Google Earth

A man was found dead Wednesday morning in Marquette Park on the South Side.

Frank Johnson Jr., 50, was found dead outdoors about 10:25 a.m. inside the park in the 6900 block of South Kedzie, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. He lived in the same neighborhood.

Autopsy results were pending on Thursday.

Area Central detectives were continuing their death investigation.

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