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Man Shot Near U.S. Cellular Field Dies

By Quinn Ford | February 22, 2014 8:39am | Updated on February 22, 2014 7:59pm
 A man was shot three times in his left leg Saturday morning south of U.S. Cellular Field, police said.
A man was shot three times in his left leg Saturday morning south of U.S. Cellular Field, police said.
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ARMOUR SQUARE — A man who was shot early Saturday morning just blocks from U.S. Cellular Field has died, authorities said.

The man, who was in his 20s, was shot repeatedly in his leg about 4 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Princeton Avenue in the Wentworth Gardens housing area, police said.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead later Saturday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He was initially listed in stable condition.

The victims was identified as Javan Boyd, 28, of the 7400 block of South Chappelle Avenue, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

No one has been arrested.

At 11:40 Saturday morning, a 24-year-old man walked in to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his stomach, police said. He had been shot in the 2000 block of West 21st Place, and was in serious condition.

No one is in custody and Area Central detectives are investigating.