Authorities release name of man found shot dead, wrapped in quilt in Hegewisch

Tremayne Palmer was found wrapped in a quilt Tuesday in the 12400 block of South Torrance Avenue.

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A 43-year-old man was found shot to death Tuesday in Hegewisch on the Far South Side.

Tremayne A. Palmer was found wrapped in a quilt about 6 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Torrance Avenue, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He had been shot multiple times in the head and his death was ruled a homicide, authorities said. He lived in the Gresham neighborhood.

No one was in custody as Area Two detectives investigate.

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