DNAinfo/Josh McGhee
CHICAGO — A man was fatally shot in Brainerd Friday evening.
The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Justine Street, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago police spokeswoman.
The man, 19, was walking outside when he heard gunfire and someone shot him in his lower back, Pacheco said.
He was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:57 p.m., authorities said.
He was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Joshua Rockett, of the 9200 block of South Wallace Avenue.
Police said Wallace was a documented gang member, and the shooting may have been gang-related.
No one is in custody for the shooting.
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