CHICAGO — Police have launched a homicide investigation after finding a woman who'd been stabbed to death inside a burning house in Washington Park early Monday, according to Chicago Police.
Officers rushed to the scene of a burning building in the 5100 block of South Michigan Avenue around 2:50 a.m. Monday, said Officer Janel Sedevic, Chicago Police spokeswoman.
They went into the first floor of the building where the fire was believed to have started and found a woman in her 80s who'd been stabbed multiple times, Sedevic said.
The woman was taken to University of Chicago Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Sedevic said.
A man, whose age was not immediately known, was also found inside the residence and was treated for smoke inhalation, Sedevic said.
Detectives are now treating the case as a homicide as well as an arson, Sedevic said.
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