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Man Dies in West Town Shooting

By Mina Bloom | September 6, 2014 8:57am | Updated on September 7, 2014 7:44pm
  The man, 19, was shot in the 500 block of North Bishop Avenue overnight. (File photo)
The man, 19, was shot in the 500 block of North Bishop Avenue overnight. (File photo)
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DNAinfo/ Josh McGhee

CHICAGO — A man shot and critically injured in a West Town shooting Saturday morning has died, authorities said.

Around 4:10 a.m., the man, 19, told police he was in a car when someone shot him in his chest in the 1300 block of West Chicago Avenue, according to Officer Janel Sedevic, a police spokeswoman.

He was taken critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he later died, Sedevic said.

He was identified as Christopher Guardarrama; authorities did not know his home address.

Police said the man is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating.

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