Woman, 70, found beaten to death after SWAT standoff on NW Side: police

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A 70-year-old woman was found beaten to death Tuesday morning after a police SWAT standoff in Edison Park on the Northwest Side.

One person was arrested when the standoff ended around 10:40 a.m. in the 6600 block of North Northwest Highway, Chicago police said.

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The woman was found dead with blunt trauma to her head and face, police said.

Detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

Charges have not been announced.

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