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Two family members found dead, toddler unharmed in apartment in East Chatham
Deputy Chief Sonora Ben speaks to the media after police found two relatives dead at an apartment in East Chatham on Dec. 7, 2022.
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Two relatives were found dead Wednesday inside an apartment in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side but a toddler was unharmed.
During a brief news conference, Deputy Chief Sonora Ben said officers were initially called for a well-being check around 10:50 a.m. at the apartment in the 8100 block of South Drexel Avenue.
After forcing their way inside, officers discovered the bodies of a 27-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man, Ben said. A 2-year-old boy wasn’t injured but was taken to a hospital.
“The Chicago Police Department gives our sincere condolences to the victims today,” she said, adding that detectives are “interviewing potential witnesses from the scene.”
Ben wouldn’t comment on the circumstances of the deaths, noting only there were no weapons recovered and “this is an isolated incident.”
“At this point, I don’t think the public should be concerned,” she said.