Acquaintance questioned in man’s death in Chicago Lawn

Ronnie Johnson, 23, was found in an alley in the 2600 block of West 61st Street about 9 a.m. Tuesday with “wounds to the groin,” and was pronounced dead at a hospital, officials said.

Crime scene tape. — A man was found dead in Chicago Lawn on Tuesday morning. A suspect is in custody.

Police are questioning a “person of interest” in the death of a man Tuesday in Chicago Lawn.

Ronnie Johnson, 23, was found about 9 a.m. in an alley in the 2600 block of West 61st Street with multiple stab wounds to the groin, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A person who knew the victim was taken into custody, police said.

Detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

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