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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Man fatally shot during argument over garbage in South Chicago

Sun-Times crime file photo

A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon during an argument in the South Chicago neighborhood, police said.

At 12:30 p.m., the 55-year-old was arguing with a man over garbage in a hallway in the 7900 block of South Kingston Avenue, Chicago police said.

The other man retrieved a handgun from his apartment and then shot the man in the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooter was arrested, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released details about the fatality.

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