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Back of the Yards Shooting Kills Man, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | March 2, 2016 8:26am | Updated on March 2, 2016 9:54am
 The man was pronounced dead on scene, police said.
The man was pronounced dead on scene, police said.
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BACK OF THE YARDS — A 20-year-old man was shot to death in Back of the Yards Tuesday evening, police said.

Around 6:15 p.m., the man was walking in the 4400 block South Hermitage Avenue when someone got out of a nearby car, shot him multiple times then got back into the car and drove away, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. 

The man was pronounced dead on the scene, Sedevic said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as William Bustos, of the 1700 block of West 43rd Street.

Police said he is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, Sedevic said.

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