Logan Square & Humboldt Park

Crime & Mayhem

Homeless Man Beaten to Death In Logan Square: Police

August 31, 2014 8:47am | Updated September 2, 2014 9:22am
A homeless man was attacked and killed in the 1900 block of North Ridgeway Avenue just before 11 p.m. Saturday, police say.
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CHICAGO — A man who police say was homeless was beaten to death in Logan Square Saturday evening.

Around 10:50 p.m., the man, 59, was in an alley in the 1900 block of North Ridgeway Avenue when two people got out of their car and beat him with their hands and feet, according to Officer Janel Sedevic, a police spokeswoman.

The 59-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Sedevic said.

While the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the fatality, they were unable to provide any additional information.

No one is in custody.

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