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Man Fatally Shot in Greater Grand Crossing, Police Say

 A 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing Thursday night, police said.
A 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing Thursday night, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing Thursday night, police said.

Around 8:30 p.m., the man was standing on the street in the 100 block of East 69st Street when a man walked up and opened fire, said Officer Michael Sullivan, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The man was shot in his back and taken to Stroger Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Sullivan said.

According to police, the man is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, and police are investigating.

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