Man dies in Albany Park shooting: police

Chicago police investigate the scene where a 38-year-old man was shot and killed in the 4800 block of North Bernard Street Oct. 5, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A man was fatally shot Monday in Albany Park on the Northwest Side, police said.

About 3:45 p.m., the 38-year-old was shot in the leg in the 4800 block of North Bernard Street, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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

Area Five detectives are investigating.

Chicago police investigate the scene where a 38-year-old man was shot and killed in the 4800 block of North Bernard Street Oct. 5, 2020.

Last month, five people were wounded in a drive-by blocks away in the 3500 block of West Lawrence Avenue.

Chicago police’s 17th District, which encompasses Albany Park, has seen more than twice as many shootings this year than during the same period in 2019, according to police statistics.

The district has recorded 52 shooting incidents and nine murders through Oct. 4, compared to 20 shootings and five murders during the same period last year.

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