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Man Shot Dead on Commercial Block in Austin Identified

March 3, 2016 1:51pm | Updated March 3, 2016 1:51pm
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

AUSTIN — A 22-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday on a commercial strip in Austin, police said.

Around 1:55 p.m., the man was standing in the 300 block of North Central Avenue when someone walked up and shot at him, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The man ran away, then collapsed, Pacheco added.

Natyia K. Bowen, of the 9100 block of South Yates, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

No one is in custody, Pacheco said.

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