Man beaten to death with bottle in Englewood

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fight on Chicago's South Side turned deadly after a man was hit in the head with a bottle.

Police said a 41-year-old man was found around 6:35 p.m. Monday with wounds on his head near West 63rd Street and South Ashland Avenue in the city's Englewood neighborhood.
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The victim was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 7:13 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. His identity has not been released.

The medical examiner's office said his death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy found he died of multiple injuries of the head from an assault with a bottle.
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Area South detectives are investigating. No one is in custody.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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