Derrick Swanigan was fatally shot Friday night in his home in the South Side Chatham neighborhood by someone he knew, according to police, but a person of interest who was questioned was later released.
Swanigan, 34, was shot in the chest during a fight with someone he knew inside his home in the 8000 block of South Evans just after 10 p.m. Friday, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Swanigan was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m., authorities said.
Area South detectives questioned a person of interest after the shooting, but that person was released without being charged.
--Chicago Sun-Times Wire