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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man shot, killed in South Shore

Someone in a vehicle fatally shot a man Dec. 4, 2019, in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue. | Google Maps

A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in South Shore on the South Side.

Markell D. Sheard, 21, was walking in an alley about 3:11 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Sheard, who lived in South Shore, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

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

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

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