Homicide investigation underway after 72-year-old man found dead in Grand Crossing, CPD says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a home on the city's South Side.

Officers found the victim around 2:50 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Avalon Avenue in Grand Crossing, Chicago police said.

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The victim, a 72-year-old man, was unresponsive in a bathtub, CPD said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The death is being investigated as a homicide.

The man's cause of death was not yet known as an autopsy is pending, police said.

No arrests have been made as Chicago police continue to investigate.

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