Man, 31, found shot to death in Englewood backyard

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A 31-year-old man was found shot to death Friday morning in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Major Silas was found about 9 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds to his head in the 6100 block of South Sangamon, according to police.

An autopsy Saturday found Silas died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. He lived in the Gresham neighborhood.

Area South detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

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