Man shot dead in East Garfield Park: police

A man was fatally shot Dec. 22 in East Garfield Park, police say. | Sun-Times file

A man was fatally shot early Tuesday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, police said.

About 12:45 p.m., a man in his 30s was shot in the chest in the 700 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago police said.

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

The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately release details on the death.

Area Four detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.

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