Park Manor Homicide: George Jackson found shot to death on 72nd Street

He was found near the entrance of a building with gunshot wounds to the head and neck, police said.

Police investigate the scene where a man was shot to death April 28, 2020 in Park Manor.

A 55-year-old man was found shot to death Tuesday in Park Manor on the South Side.

He was found unresponsive with gunshots to his head and neck near the entrance of a building about 10:05 p.m. in the 100 block of West 72nd Street, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being George Jackson. His death was ruled a homicide.

No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.

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He was found near the entrance of a building with gunshot wounds to the head and neck, police said.