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Person released from custody after man found beaten to death in West Side home

Marcus Felton was found unresponsive with blunt trauma wounds to his head.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Joshua Stokes, 18, was found shot to death on in Austin.

A 25-year-old man was found dead July 19, 2020, inside a home in the 5400 block of West Quincy Street.

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A person has been released from custody after a 25-year-old man was found dead Sunday inside a home in Austin on the West Side.

Officers found him unresponsive with blunt trauma wounds to his head about 12:15 p.m. inside a home in the 5400 block of West Quincy Street, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Marcus Felton. He lived in Austin.

A person was arrested at the scene, but the person was released from custody, police said Wednesday.

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