A 15-year-old boy was found shot to death late Tuesday morning inside a home in Englewood on the South Side.
Kenwon Vanpelt's mother came home early from work about 11:35 a.m. to find her him, unresponsive in their living room in the 6700 block of South Parnell Avenue, according to the police report.
Vanpelt suffered two gunshot wounds to the face and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police reports 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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Vanpelt was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the shooting, according to the report.
Inside the apartment unit were three 9mm shell casings and a "fired projectile," according to the report.
A commotion erupted in the early afternoon hours outside the home, as two women spoke emotionally with police officers.
In the parking lot adjacent to the building, there were a handful of evidence markers and shell casings visible.
Police found three shell casings and a cellphone in the lot, the report said.
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.
