March 05--Police are questioning two people about the shooting death of a man during an attempted home invasion on the South Side this week.
The victim, Antinino Walker, 28, was among three people who came to a house in the 8000 block of South Dante Avenue in Avalon Park on Tuesday afternoon to collect money, police said.
There was an exchange of gunfire as the door opened and Walker was hit several times in the chest, police said.
The resident of the home, a 24-year-old man, was struck in the neck and a 20-year-old man suffered a wound to his right arm, according to police.
The resident was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital. Walker and the other man were also taken there.
Walker, of the 6500 block of South Champlain Avenue, was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The resident's handgun was later recovered at the scene, said police.
Police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said detectives were questioning two people Thursday morning but no charges had been field.