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13-year-old Boy Murdered in Marquette Park

By Josh McGhee | September 29, 2014 7:42am
 Demureya Macon, 13, of the 6400 block of South Maplewood Avenue was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m. Sunday.
Demureya Macon, 13, of the 6400 block of South Maplewood Avenue was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m. Sunday.
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CHICAGO — A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot in Marquette Park Sunday night.

Around 8:35 p.m., the boy was discovered laying unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 6600 block of South Talman Avenue. He was pronounced dead on the scene, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The boy was identified as Demureya Macon, of the 6400 block of South Maplewood Avenue. He was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

No more information was available about the shooting, Estrada said.

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