2 dead after SWAT team responds to call of woman possibly held against will by boyfriend

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Saturday, March 19, 2022
2 dead after as SWAT team responds to well-being call on South Side
Two people are dead after the Chicago Police Department and a SWAT team responded to call of a woman possibly held against will on the South Side.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people have died after a SWAT team was called out to a home on the city's South Side at about 9:45 p.m. Friday.

Chicago police said they received a call for a well-being check on a woman possibly held against her will by her boyfriend near East 84th Street and South Mackinaw Avenue.

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When officers arrived at the home, a man closed the curtains and police heard gunshots.

A male offender, 30, was found along with a female victim, 20, in the residence. Both sustained gunshot wounds to the head and were pronounced dead on the scene.

The situation is clear and the area was blocked off for several hours. No officers were injured, police said.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident, police said.

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