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2 Men Shot And Killed In Avondale

By Mary Chappell

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were shot and killed in Avondale early Saturday morning, police said.

Officers responded to the 2700 block of West Belmont Avenue at about 12:05 a.m. to find a 28-year-old man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, police said. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Shortly after, a 26-year-old man was also found in the area with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was also taken to Illinois Masonic where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

A witness told police he saw a man wearing a green hoodie shooting at the victims, but there is nobody in custody as Area Five detectives investigate.

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