Homeowner, shoots, kills male suspect inside South Side residence, Chicago police say

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Monday, April 6, 2026
Suspect shot, killed by homeowner on South Side, CPD says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A male home invader was shot and killed inside a residence on the South Side Monday morning, Chicago police said.

The shooting took place at about 1:30 a.m. in the 2200-block of East 103rd Street.

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Officers responded to the scene and found a person shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A 33-year-old man inside the residence told officers that the unidentified person entered his home and charged in his direction, police said.

The man fired his gun and shot the home invader in the chest, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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