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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man killed in Back of the Yards shooting: police

A man was shot dead Feb. 2, 2021, in Back of the Yards. | Sun-Times file photo

A man was fatally shot Tuesday in Back of the Yards on the South Side, according to police.

The 27-year-old was sitting in a parked vehicle about 7 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street when someone opened fire, striking him in the chest, Chicago police said.

The man was found unresponsive outside of the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

His identity has not been released by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No arrests have been reported. Area One detectives are investigating.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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