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Englewood Drive-By Kills Man, 19

September 18, 2014 7:24am | Updated September 18, 2014 7:24am
An 18-year-old man was fatally shot in Englewood Wednesday afternoon.
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DNAinfo/Erica Demarest

CHICAGO — An 19-year-old man was fatally shot during a drive-by in Englewood Wednesday afternoon.

At 3:48 p.m., the man was in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when witnesses said somone opened fire from a slow-moving blue vehicle, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago police spokeswoman.

The man was hit three times in his shoulder and lower chest. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, Sedevic said.

He was identified as Kawantis Montgomery of the 6100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. An autopsy determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

No one is in custody for the shooting, which is believed to be gang-related, she said.

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