CHICAGO — Investigators were still working a crime scene Monday morning after a woman was found dead at the bottom of a luxury apartment building in the South Loop. An internal Chicago police report shared with CWBChicago stated that her foot had been severed and found next to her.
Officers responded to the building in the 1200 block of South Prairie around 7:25 p.m. Sunday after a doorman reported a resident had found a foot in a stairwell, according to dispatch records.
The woman was not immediately identified and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office had not released a name or age in connection with the case as of Monday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.
In a brief written statement, a CPD spokesperson provided the following information: “An unidentified adult female was found unresponsive at the bottom of the stairs of a residence at the above location. She was pronounced dead on the spot. Detectives are conducting an investigation into the death pending autopsy results.”
Online real estate listings show that available units in the building start at just under $900,000.
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