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26-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Leaving South Side Restaurant, Police Say

Police opened a homicide investigation led by Area One detectives.

Overview

  • A 26-year-old man was shot outside a restaurant in Greater Grand Crossing on Sunday night around 11:36 p.m., police said.
  • The gunfire erupted in the 100 block of East 71st Street after he stepped out of the restaurant and noticed someone nearby.
  • He was hit in the chest and grazed on the ankle before collapsing as he tried to run.
  • Fire crews took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
  • Police have not released his name, and no arrests have been announced.