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Man Charged in West Garfield Park Murder

By DNAinfo Staff on February 28, 2014 1:00pm  | Updated on February 28, 2014 6:53pm

 Alexander Scott, 29, is charged with fatally shooting Eric Woods on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Alexander Scott, 29, is charged with fatally shooting Eric Woods on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
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Chicago Police Department

CHICAGO — Charges have been filed in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old man in West Garfield Park Thursday afternoon.

Alexander Scott, 29, of the 2200 block of North Campbell Avenue, was arrested about 7 p.m. Thursday evening at his home, police said. He is scheduled to appear in court on first-degree murder charges Saturday.

About 4:20 p.m. Thursday, police found Eric Woods shot in his chest while responding to a call of shots fired in the 900 block of South Springfield Street.

Woods, who lived on the same block, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 5:02 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.