Officers responded to reports of a vehicle fire just before 6 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said. When they arrived, they found a Tyler Bernicky, 25, dead on the ground with several stab wounds to his chest and legs.
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Man found stabbed to death near burning van in Chatham
His maroon van was on fire in the rear of the building, police said.
Bernicky is the son of a lieutenant in the Chicago Fire Department.
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Investigators say they believe Bernicky's van was intentionally set on fire.
No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this story.