Person Found Dead in Burning Car in Roseland

Firefighters arrived shortly after 12:15 a.m. on October 30 at a car ablaze in the 10800 section of South Eggleston Avenue in Roseland, on Chicago’s Far South Side. Once the flames were extinguished, they discovered someone inside the vehicle who was not responding. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Cook County medical examiner’s office was notified.

Area Two detectives are investigating the death. An autopsy was scheduled for October 30. Authorities have not provided details about the circumstances surrounding the incident.