Man In 60s Killed In Washington Park Shooting
A person of interest is being questioned in connection with the shooting death of a 67-year-old man in the Washington Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
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A person of interest is being questioned in connection with the shooting death of a 67-year-old man in the Washington Park neighborhood Tuesday morning.
Brandon Williams was in a parked vehicle in the 8000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, when two gunmen walked up and opened fire on him about 11:10 p.m. in the Avalon Park neighborhood.
The man was in his vehicle in the 8000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue about 11:10 p.m. when two gunmen walked up and fired shots.
The two men were walking in the 10200 block of South Oglesby Avenue at 10:53 p.m. when a vehicle approached and opened fire.
The man and woman were walking outside a gas station in the 8900 block of South Ashland Avenue around 2 a.m. when someone in a dark-colored sedan driving by opened fire.
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The man was driving eastbound in the 900 block of West 96th Street about 9:40 p.m. when someone inside a black SUV pulled up next to him and fired shots into the van.
The boy, 17, was standing outside in the 7400 block of South Chappel Avenue about 10 p.m. when gunfire erupted from a dark-colored SUV before it took off.
The two were standing on a corner in the 4800 block of South Winchester Avenue about 10:25 p.m. when the gunman walked up and opened fire.
The most recent fatal shooting happened about 8 p.m. Monday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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The 18-year-old woman was walking with a male friend in the 1000 block of West 97th Street about 2:50 p.m. when she heard shots and realized she had been hit.
The 17-year-old boy was shot about 1 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Avalon Avenue.
Dwan Long was fatally shot in the chest when two men walked up and one of them opened fire about 8:05 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Avalon Avenue.
The 17-year-old boy was in the back of a vehicle in the 6200 block of South State Street when a gunman pulled up alongside the vehicle and opened fire.
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The shooting occurred at 12:15 a.m. in the 3600 block of South Marshfield Avenue.
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The shooting happened about 9:53 p.m. near 93rd and Elizabeth streets.
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The two were in a gray Chevrolet Impala when bullets started to fly in the 800 block of West 122nd Street about 12:05 a.m.
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