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56-Year-Old Man Killed in South Austin Drive-By Shooting

 A man was shot to death Thursday in a South Austin drive-by, police said.
A man was shot to death Thursday in a South Austin drive-by, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 56-year-old man has died after a drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon in South Austin.

At about 1:35 p.m. in the 100 block of North Leamington Avenue, a car approached the 56-year-old and someone inside the car fired several shots, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman.

The man was shot in the back and leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman.

Albert Glover, of the same block was pronounced dead at 2:21 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police are investigating the shooting.

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