Crime News Metro/State

Man found shot dead in West Garfield Park

He had multiple gunshot wounds to his head, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police say a man was found shot to death March 2, 2020, in the 4600 block of West Adams Street.

A man was found fatally shot Monday morning in West Garfield Park, police said.

Officers responded for a well-being check about 7:20 a.m. in the 4600 block of West Adams Street and found 39-year-old Derrick White with multiple gunshots to his head in a backyard, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Additional details were not immediately available.

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