Chicago police are investigation after firefighters found the dismembered body of a man in the basement of a home after extinguishing a blaze there.
Firefighters were dispatched to North Lawndale last Friday where they discovered a deceased individual. The man had his arms and right leg amputated, a neck wound, and significant lacerations on his left leg, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Investigators also found contractor bags, a reciprocating saw, shrink wrap, and a cell phone inside the home.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said the 68-year-old man died from gunshot wounds to the neck and chest; his name has not been released.
Police said the fire had been deliberately set.
Neighbors told WBBM that the man who lived in the home was friendly.
“That’s the scary part,” one neighbor said. “Who killed him and why?”
