Tow truck driver among two men killed in South Side Chicago shooting
Neighbors on the 11300 block of South Lowe Avenue said a man on their block started shooting at a tow truck driver who came to tow his car. Sabrina Franza reports.
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Neighbors on the 11300 block of South Lowe Avenue said a man on their block started shooting at a tow truck driver who came to tow his car. Sabrina Franza reports.
Police said the two were identified as the offenders who took belongings from two men, 29 and 30, at gunpoint in the 10100 block of South Wentworth Avenue just 20 minutes prior to their arrest.
The men were standing in the 100 block of East 113th Street before 8 p.m. when two men drove up to them and started shooting, police say.
The men were standing in the 100 block of East 113th Street before 8 p.m. when two men drove up to them and started shooting, police say.
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The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Chicago police said around 12:16 a.m., officers responded to a shots fired call in the 10700 block of South Lowe Avenue, where they found the victim lying face down, unresponsive.
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