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20-Year-Old Man Killed in Altgeld Gardens Identified

By Alex Nitkin | August 12, 2015 8:27am | Updated on August 13, 2015 10:24pm
 The man died after being shot multiple times in his face and chest.
The man died after being shot multiple times in his face and chest.
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ALTGELD GARDENS — A 20-year-old man was shot to death late Tuesday night on the Far South Side, police said.

Around 10:55 p.m., the man was standing in the 700 block of East 131st Street when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots before fleeing northbound, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The man was shot multiple times in the face and chest, Estrada said.

Marlin J. Dixon III, of the 13000 block of South Evans, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:33 p.m., according to Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

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