Man Shot To Death In Auburn Gresham

(STMW) -- A man was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

About 12:30 p.m., officers responding to a call of shots fired in the 8800 block of South Wood found a man lying unresponsive on the rear porch of a home, police said.

The man, identified as 30-year-old Alexander Colon, had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Colon, who lived on the same block as the shooting, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:52 p.m., the medical examiner's office said.

A police source said he was a documented gang member.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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