A 15-year-old boy was found shot to death late Tuesday morning inside a home in Englewood on the South Side.
He was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head about 11:35 a.m. in the home in the 6700 block of South Parnell Avenue, Chicago police said.
The boy, identified as Kenwon Vanpelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office
Chicago police are on scene for a 15-year-old boy shot and killed in the 6900 block of South Parnell Avenue. On scene are two very upset and distraught women. pic.twitter.com/T45Yue8t7M
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A commotion erupted in the early afternoon hours outside the home, as two women spoke emotionally with police officers.
At the scene, officers moved in and out of a large apartment building.
In the parking lot adjacent to the building, there were a handful of evidence markers and shell casings visible.
Hours after the shooting, the lot and building entrance remained sectioned off with crime tape.
Neighbors declined to speak with Sun-Times reporters, and police have not announced any arrests in the case.
Area 1 detectives were investigating.
