45-year-old Darren Smith found shot to death inside his home in Chatham

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:18:50 -0600

Darren Smith was shot to death Sunday night in the his home in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

About 11:45 p.m., officers arrived in the 8100 block of South Ellis and found the 45-year-old Smith unresponsive inside a home, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Police did not have additional information about the shooting, but Area South detective are conducting a homicide investigation.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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45-year-old Darren Smith found shot to death inside his home in Chatham