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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man shot to death inside apartment in Back of the Yards

A 21-year-old man was shot to death Sept. 15, 2020, inside an apartment in the 4800 block of South Wood Street. | Sun-Times file photo

A 21-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday inside an apartment in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

About 11:10 p.m., the man was inside the bedroom of a second floor apartment in the 4800 block of South Wood Street when someone he knew fired shots at him, Chicago police said.

He was struck in the neck, face and arm, and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Brian Martinez. He lived in Back of the Yards.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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