Wicker Park & Bucktown

Crime & Mayhem

Man Dies in West Town Shooting

September 6, 2014 8:57am | Updated September 7, 2014 7:44pm
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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