Person shot to death at apartment complex in Greater Grand Crossing
Chicago police said the gunman, who was known by the victim, approached the residence of the victim and knocked on the door before firing multiple shots through it.
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Chicago police said the gunman, who was known by the victim, approached the residence of the victim and knocked on the door before firing multiple shots through it.
Police say a 59-year-old man thought he heard someone breaking into his home on 67th and Prairie.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest and later died.
The victim was wounded in the abdomen, police said.
Police said the suspected gunman was among those killed.
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The girl was sitting inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police
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One victim was treated and released near the scene; the other was taken to a local hospital in good condition.
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.
Chicago police said officers responded to the area for a shots fired call and found the two men, in their 20s, shot in the east alley.
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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