Crime & Safety
Morgan Park House Fire Now a Homicide Investigation
Police say fire was intentionally set. Man found dead in home died from gunshot wound to the head.
A house fire in Morgan Park is now a homicide investigation after a man was found dead inside of the charred home from an apparent gunshot wound to the head, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.
Firefighters responded to a house fire and explosion in the 10800 block of South Morgan around 12:43 a.m. Monday. Neighbors reported hearing a loud explosion and then seeing the one-story home engulfed in flames.
Investigators have now determined that the home was intentionally set on fire. Police are now looking for the homeowner’s car.
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The missing vehicle is a 2004 Buick LeSabre. The car has four doors and is black in color, with Illinois license plate V617710.
Neighbors told news media that the owner of the home is a retired Chicago streets and sanitation worker.
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The man has not yet been positively identified because the body is badly burned, ABC 7 Chicago reported.
Anyone with information about the homicide is urged to call the Area South Detective Division at 312-747-8271, or call 911 if you see the missing car.
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