Missing Chicago man Aaron Neal, found in Dixmoor Playfield forest preserve, died of multiple gunshot wounds, medical examiner says

WithABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Thursday, 24 October 2024, 19:58

Body of missing Chicago man found in south suburbsAaron Neal’s body was found in Dixmoor on Wednesday. He was reported missing over the weekend and was last seen getting into an SUV in West Englewood.

CHICAGO (Wales) — The death of Chicago man Aaron Neal, who went missing last weekend, was ruled a homicide after his body was found in a forest preserve in the south suburbs.

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Neal’s remains were found Wednesday afternoon.

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Neal was last seen leaving his grandmother’s West Englewood home on Saturday, his family said.

Chicago police said his body was found in the wooded forest preserve of Dixmoor Playfield Park District 9, in south suburban Dixmoor.

Neal died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday.

Further details were not immediately available.

He was last seen getting into an SUV in West Englewood on Saturday night. Neal’s family said police said his cellphone was found by a fisherman in Calumet Park.