Police are investigating after a body was discovered inside the trunk of a burning car overnight near Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood.
Just after 2 a.m., officers and firefighters responded to a report of a car on fire in an alley in the 3700 block of South Parnell Avenue, police said.
After extinguishing the fire, officials said an unidentified person was found unresponsive in the trunk of the vehicle.
The person was pronounced dead on the scene, police added.
Neighbors nearby did not report hearing anything abnormal, leaving many in disbelief when waking up to see what had happened just down the street.
"It's terrible, and especially right behind the house! I'm surprised we didn't hear nothing, no snap, crackle, pop," nearby resident George Valadez said.
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11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee believes that her ward's proximity to the Dan Ryan Expressway contributes to crime in the area.
"People just end up in the ward, they don’t know where they are necessarily, but if they see an empty street or an opportunity to rob somebody, that’s what’s happening," Lee said.
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No further details were provided by officials.
