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West Side shooting: Man shot to death during argument in South Austin

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man is shot and killed following an argument on the city's West Side Thursday morning.

The shooting happened around 4:19 a.m. in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood

Chicago police say the victim, a 54-year-old man, was arguing with an unknown man who pulled out a firearm and opened fire.

The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to the head and was pronounced dead.

The suspect got into a red sedan and fled southbound on Cicero, police said.  

No other injuries were reported.

No arrests were made. 

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