Victim identified in River North shooting
The medical examiner identified the man who died as 34-year-old Lorenzo Bracey. He was killed, and three other men were critically wounded, early Sunday morning near LaSalle and Hubbard.
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The medical examiner identified the man who died as 34-year-old Lorenzo Bracey. He was killed, and three other men were critically wounded, early Sunday morning near LaSalle and Hubbard.
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