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DeKalb Police open homicide investigation after June beating takes life of 33-year-old man

Dekalb Police Department patch Illinois
Dekalb Police Department patch Illinois

DEKALB- The DeKalb Police Department have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a man who spent nearly a month in the hospital after a June beating.  Authorities say on June 16th 33-year-old Marcus Johnson was beaten by individuals in the 800 block of Ridge Drive.  He was taken to a Rockford Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on July 12th.  Currently, investigators are awaiting autopsy results and the DeKalb Police Department are treating the death as a homicide.

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