A man found with a cord around his neck Wednesday near Ford City Mall had been killed in a “gruesome attack,” police said.
A witness called police after finding the man unresponsive in a parking lot in the 4300 block of West Ford City Drive, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:40 a.m.
He was identified as Vicente Sanchez, 50, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
“It appeared to be a very gruesome attack on this individual,” Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan told reporters Wednesday.
Police reported no arrests.
Additional details were not released.
