Chicago police: Woman found fatally shot in head after West Englewood house fire

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was found shot in the head in the West Englewood neighborhood Friday morning after a small fire on the side of the house, Chicago police said.

Officers were on patrol at about 12:44 a.m. in the 6400-block of South Damen Avenue and noticed a small fire on the side of a house and called the Chicago Fire Department, police said.

After a search of the area of the house, a 32-year-old woman was found shot in the back of head in the back of the house, police said. She was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

According to some neighbors, a man, a woman and at least two children live in the house.

Right now the office of fire investigation for the Chicago Fire Department is investigating CPD said they are investigating the homicide.

Meanwhile there is no word on what caused the fire or if it was arson.

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