Logan Square & Humboldt Park

Crime & Mayhem

68-year-old Man Gunned Down In Logan Square

December 12, 2013 6:54am | Updated December 12, 2013 6:55am
A 68-year-old man was fatally shot in Logan Square early Thursday morning, authorities said. (File photo)
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LOGAN SQUARE — A 68-year-old man was gunned down in Logan Square early Thursday, authorities said.

About 1:50 a.m., the man was in the 1900 block of North Spaulding Avenue when he was shot repeatedly in his chest, said Officer Amina Greer, a police spokeswoman.

Responding officers found the man unresponsive on the sidewalk. He was taken to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, where he was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m.

The victim was identified as Cayetano Sandoval, 68, of the 2000 block of North Spaulding Avenue, authorities and family said.

Police were still trying to determine the motive behind the shooting as of early Thursday morning, Greer said. No one is in custody.

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