A 30-year-old woman was found dead Thursday evening on Chicago’s Near North Side after what police say appears to be a fall from a nearby building. Officers discovered her unresponsive near North St. Clair Street and Ohio Street, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The discovery drew a swift police response as the area was cordoned off and investigators moved in.
According to preliminary information from the Chicago Police Department, officers were called around 8:19 p.m. to the intersection of St. Clair and Ohio streets, where they learned the woman had apparently fallen from a nearby building. She had suffered severe trauma and did not survive, with authorities pronouncing her dead at the scene, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
Investigation
“Area Three detectives are investigating the incident as a death investigation,” the department said, according to FOX 32 Chicago. Police have not released the woman’s name and have not provided further information on how the fall occurred…