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Man Killed In Austin Domestic Dispute Identified: Authorities

By Joe Ward | November 11, 2015 12:06pm | Updated on November 11, 2015 5:16pm
 A 42-year-old man died in a domestic dispute Wednesday morning, police said.
A 42-year-old man died in a domestic dispute Wednesday morning, police said.
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CHICAGO — A man was killed after a domestic dispute turned physical in Austin early Wednesday, according to police.

Detectives have launched a homicide investigation after finding the 42-year-old man unresponsive inside an apartment in the 800 block of North Central Avenue at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago police spokeswoman.

Authorities pronounced the man dead on the scene, Pacheco said.

He has been identified as Terrell Peterson, of the 800 block of North Central Avenue, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Peterson had gotten into a fight with another man, Pacheco said, in what police are describing as a domestic dispute.

No arrests have been made, as the investigation is ongoing, Pacheco said.

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