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Man charged with first-degree murder in Little Village fatal shooting

A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting Jan. 24, 2021, in Little Village. | Adobe Stock Photo

A second man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Sunday in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

Xavier Encarnacion, 28 of Pilsen, was charged with a felony count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.

Xavier Encarnacion

About 4:50 a.m. Sunday, David Lopez found outside in the 2800 block of West 23rd Street, with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was brought to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Encarnacion was arrested the following day in the 2000 block of West Cullerton Street, after being identified a person involved in the shooting, police said.

He is due in bond court Wednesday.

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