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Man Shot and Killed in Humboldt Park Friday

By Mauricio Peña | December 12, 2014 9:01pm | Updated on December 15, 2014 9:51am
 A 28-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park Friday night died, police said.
A 28-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park Friday night died, police said.
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CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed in Humboldt Park Friday night, police said.

At 7:03 p.m., a 28-year-old man was in a car with a female child in the 1300 block of North Springfield Avenue when someone came up to the car and fired shots, striking him in his head, according to Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago police spokesman.

The man was later pronounced dead, Lemmon said, adding that the girl was unharmed.

Police said the victim was a documented gang member. 

He was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Rolando Leon, of the 1200 block of North Springfield Avenue. He was prounounced dead on the scene at 7:23 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

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