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A woman identified as Antoinette Congo was fatally shot and set on fire after a garage blaze early Thursday in Englewood, according to a Chicago police report.
Officers and firefighters responding to a garage fire around 12:30 a.m. Thursday found a 36-year-old Antoinette Congo unresponsive on the alley apron outside of the garage after extinguishing the blaze.
The woman was found with gunshot wounds to the back of her head, her side and her abdomen, police said.
A witness told officers a white work van with lettering on the side and a ladder on the roof was parked next to the garage as multiple people looked to be pouring something at the base of the garage, according to the police report.
The Office of Fire Investigations determined an accelerant was used to start the fire with the point of origin being the woman’s body, the report said.
Evidence suggests the woman was put into a large plastic bag and duct taped prior to the fire being started, authorities said.
An investigation was ongoing.
