Man found shot to death inside burning Hyde Park home, Lamborghini stolen: police
Man found shot to death inside burning Chicago home, police say
A man was found shot to death inside a home that had been set on fire in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Saturday morning.
CHICAGO - A man was found shot to death inside a home that had been set on fire Saturday morning in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
What we know:
Chicago police and firefighters responded to the fire in the 4900 block of South Cornell Avenue just before 6:30 a.m.
Fire crews extinguished the blaze and later discovered 47-year-old Boyd "BJ" Jarrell, who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Boyd Jarrell (Provided to Fox 32)
Authorities said Jarrell’s home appeared to have been intentionally set on fire, and his luxury orange Lamborghini was stolen. They are still searching for a suspect.
What they're saying:
Jarrell’s family was notified that his Lamborghini had been found crashed and abandoned on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Museum of Science and Industry around 3 a.m.
"He loved that car. That was his baby," Neighbor Judith Robinson Bauer said.
Jarrell, who owned his own real estate firm, was active in his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi.
Bauer described him as kind and family-oriented.
"His little girl would come here, be with him for several days. A real sweetheart of a child. One time I needed to have something done with my air conditioner. He helped me with that," Bauer said.
Construction crews spent Saturday afternoon boarding up Jarrell's townhome, which was left with extensive damage. His sister surveyed the scene but declined an on-camera interview.
Jarrell leaves behind a young daughter.
What we don't know:
It remains unclear what led to the shooting, and authorities are still working to locate suspects.