The death of a 37-year-old woman who was found in an alley on the West Side was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy.
LaTasha Amos, of the 4700 block of West Adams Street, was pronounced dead at 3:20 a.m. at Loyola University Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Amos was found in an alley on the 1100 block of South Mason Avenue, according to Chicago police and the medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy determined that Amos died of multiple injuries after Amos, who was a pedestrian, was struck by an SUV. Officials ruled her death a homicide, according to the autopsy.
Chicago police officials said no one was in custody in the incident and no other information was immediately available.
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