17-year-old killed in Englewood, Chicago shooting in 7200-block of South Green Street ID'd as Ethan Samuel Warda

A teenage boy found shot to death on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning has been identified, officials said on Monday.

Officers were on patrol in the Englewood neighborhood when a witness waved them down, saying they found an unresponsive person on the ground.

Police found a teen boy, who had been shot several times, in the 7200-block of South Green Street around 1:40 a.m. Sunday.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as 17-year-old Ethan Samuel Warda.

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Police originally said the victim was 16 years old.

What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear, but the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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