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Boy, 16, found dead with gunshot wound to the head in Cook County forest preserve; death ruled homicide

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  November 3, 2022 5:09pm CDT
Cook County
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Teen found dead in Cook County forest preserve; death ruled homicide

The body of a boy was found Tuesday afternoon in the Cook County forest preserve.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - The body of a boy was found Tuesday afternoon in the Cook County forest preserve.

Jaiden Howard, 16, was found dead around 3:53 p.m. at Dixmoor Playfield in the Cook County forest preserve near Dixmoor and Harvey, according police.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said he was shot in the head. 

The manner of death has been ruled a homicide.

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