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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sun-Times Wire

2 killed in East Garfield Park convenience store shooting: police

Two people were killed in a shooting May, 21, 2021 in East Garfield Park.

Two people were fatally shot following an incident at an East Garfield Park convenience store Friday night.

About 10:25 p.m., a male was in an argument with a 23-year-old woman in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue when he began shooting at her and an 18-year-old man she was with, Chicago police said.

The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the torso and was transported to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Chicago police said.

The man was struck multiple times in the torso and leg and transported to Norwegian Hospital where he was pronounced, police said.

The incident began in a convenience store and ended in the parking lot, according to police.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet released information on the fatality.

There is no one in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.

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