One dead in Back of the Yards shooting

About 12:30 a.m., officers responded to calls of a person down in the 4700 block of South Marshfield Avenue and found a male laying in the street with a gunshot wound to his head, Chicago police said.

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A person was shot and killed July 9, 2024 on the South Side.

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A person was found fatally shot early Tuesday in the Back of the Yards on the South Side.

About 12:30 a.m., officers responded to calls of a person down in the 4700 block of South Marshfield Avenue and found a male laying in the street with a gunshot wound to his head, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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