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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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1 killed, 1 wounded in South Shore shooting: police

A shooting left a man dead and another wounded Sept. 3, 2020, in South Shore. | Sun-Times file photo

A man was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting Thursday in South Shore, police said.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 9:15 p.m. and found the pair inside of a car that had crashed into a building in the 7600 block of South Jeffery Boulevard, Chicago police said.

An 18-year-old was struck multiple times in the chest and arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The other man, 20, was struck multiple times in the leg, police said. He was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details on the fatality.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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