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In Wake of Murder, Oak Park Police To Host Community Meeting
Last week's slaying prompts neighborhood meeting.
Oak Park's top cops will host a community meeting tonight in the wake of last week's homicide in the 800 block of South East Avenue.
Police Chief Rick Tanksley, Dep. Chief Anthony Ambrose and Sgt. David Jacobson, who leads the village's community policing division, will all be on hand to discuss crime issues.
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., located less than a mile from the garage where 41-year-old Pedro Gurrola Jr. was found dead.
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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Gurrola's death a homicide. An autopsy revealed he died from blunt trauma to the head.
No arrests have been made in connection with the crime.
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Police officials passed out fliers to nearby neighbors with an invite to Thursday's talk, but police say the entire community is welcome.
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