Man found dead in Elgin after fight

A 42-year-old man was found dead late Sunday after neighbors reported hearing a fight, Elgin police said today.

Troy Simms, 42, was found at 11:45 p.m. Sunday in an apartment at 1245 Fleetwood Drive, police said.

Simms later was pronounced dead at Provena St. Joseph Hospital.

The Kane County Coroner's Office said Simms died of head trauma from blunt force.

There were several men in the apartment drinking and watching football when a fight between Simms and another man broke out, police said.

One man is in custody, though no charges have yet been filed, police said.

Elgin police are continuing their investigation and the death has not yet been ruled a homicide.

Simms might have an address in South Elgin, police said.