49-Year-Old Found Shot on South Side Sidewalk Dies at Hospital
Area One detectives opened an investigation but police have not released the victim’s name or any suspect information.
Overview
- A 49-year-old man was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds on a sidewalk in the 100 block of East 71st Street in Greater Grand Crossing and later died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- Officers and Chicago Fire Department medics responded to a 911 call just after 10:20 p.m. on Friday and found the man with gunshot wounds to the cheek and shoulder.
- Paramedics treated the victim at the scene and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Area One detectives from the Chicago Police Department are investigating the shooting and no arrests have been reported.
- Greater Grand Crossing is part of CPD’s Area One and the University of Chicago Medical Center is the regional trauma center that commonly receives critical cases from the South Side.