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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sun-Times Wire

Man killed in West Englewood shooting

Chicago police investigate after a man was found shot to death Sept. 12, 2020, in the 6200 block of South Seeley Avenue. | Carly Behm/Sun-Times

A man was found shot to death Saturday in West Englewood on the South Side.

Officers responding to reports of a person shot found the 34-year-old unresponsive on the ground shortly after midnight in the 6200 block of South Seeley Avenue, Chicago police said.

He had a gunshot wound to the back of his head and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Walter Leflora, of West Englewood.

The man’s body could be seen covered with a sheet in the street as officers investigated. A large crowd gathered near the scene, with multiple people yelling for authorities to remove his body from the street.

Chicago police investigate after a man was found shot to death Sept. 12, 2020, in West Englewood.

Police said no one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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