CHICAGO — A Back of the Yards shooting left one man dead and another injured on Sunday, police said.
At 5:20 a.m., two men were in a parked car in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street when shots were fired at them, said Officer Bari Lemmon, Chicago Police spokeswoman.
A 31-year-old man was hit in his chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, but he was later pronounced dead, Lemmon said. A 33-year-old man had his head grazed by a bullet and is expected to be treated and released, Lemmon said.
Deovolente Simmons, of the 3800 block of West Lexington, was pronounced dead at 6:42 a.m., according to county records.
The 33-year-old man is a convicted felon, police said.
No one is in custody for the shooting.
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