Man Shot To Death In Maywood

MAYWOOD, Ill. (STMW) -- A man was discovered shot to death Friday night in west suburban Maywood.

Officers responded to a call of shots fired at 4th and Fillmore about 10:50 p.m. and found 19-year-old Daijohn Danzy laying on the street in the 2100 block of 4th Avenue, according to a statement from Maywood police.

Danzy, who lived on the block where he was shot, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:16 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

An autopsy performed Saturday ruled Danzy's death a homicide.

Maywood police Chief Vladimir Talley said Danzy was shot six times. The motive for the shooting is not yet known, and no weapon was found.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Investigation Unit at (708) 450-4441.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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