Police are investigating after a man was found dead Friday evening inside a Near West Side home.
The 40-year-old man was unresponsive when he was discovered inside a residence in the 2300 block of West Washington Boulevard in West Town around 5 p.m., according to police.
A police source told WGN-TV the man died during a possible robbery attempt earlier Friday.
Area Central detectives opened a death investigation in connection with the incident.
No other details were immediately available.
Update on 7-21-2015: The 40-year-old man was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Amon Shannon, of the block in which he died. The cause and manner of the man’s death are pending.
Update on 12-25-2015: The Cook County medical examiner’s office has ruled Shannon’s death a homicide by gunshot wound to the head.