Man, woman found dead in Avalon Park home

The woman, 50, was found with multiple stab wounds, and the man, 49, was found with a gunshot wound to his head Friday in a home in the 8100 block of South Cornell Avenue, police said.

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A woman was found stabbed to death and a man fatally shot Friday afternoon inside a home in Avalon Park on the South Side.

The woman, 50, was found with multiple stab wounds to her body, and the man, 49, was found with a gunshot wound to his head just after 2 p.m. at a home in the 8100 block of South Cornell Avenue, Chicago police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives are conducting homicide and death investigations. No arrests have been reported.

No other information was available.

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