Man Found Dead After SWAT Responds to ‘Incident' on Chicago's West Side

One man is dead and another is in custody after SWAT teams responded to an incident on Chicago’s West Side Monday morning.

Chicago police said the incident was reported around 7:45 a.m. in the 3400 block of West 23rd Street in the city's Little Village neighborhood.

Officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving two men, according to police, who specified that no off-duty Chicago police officers were involved in the incident. 

University Park Chief of Police John Pate said the subject was never affiliated with the south suburban department, despite reports that identified one of the people involved as a University Park police officer. 

He worked as a security guard for AASI Security Services at the Maple Leaf Apartment complex in the town, Pate said in a statement, but was fired from the company two years ago and was employed by another security company.

The incident ended around 12:24 p.m., authorities said. A 68-year-old man was found dead inside the residence with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police. 

A 37-year-old man was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered from the scene, police said. It was not immediately clear to which person the University Park police were referring in their statement. 

Charges are pending and the investigation is ongoing. 

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