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Kenwood Shooting Kills Man, Police Say

September 1, 2015 7:59am | Updated September 1, 2015 5:05pm
A 35-year-old man died from gunshot wounds late Monday in Kenwood, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 35-year-old man was fatally shot late Monday in Kenwood, according to police and Cook County Medical Examiner's records.

The man was walking in the 4900 block of South Drexel Boulevard at 8:30 p.m. Monday when shots rang out from a passing SUV, according to Officer Janel Sedevic, Chicago Police spokeswoman. The man was struck in the back and arm, Sedevic said.

He was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital before being pronounced dead, Sedevic said. The man was a documented gang member, police said.

Tyris R. Jackson, 35, of the 4900 block of South Drexel Boulevard, died at 9:04 p.m. of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Medical Examiner's records.

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