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Andre Wells, 29, Killed In South Shore, Police Say

CHICAGO — A shooting in South Shore left a 29-year-old man dead on Thursday night, police said.

At 9:17 p.m., the man was walking on the sidewalk in the 6700 block of South Chappel Avenue when a man walked up to him and fired shots.

The victim was hit in his chest and was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Andre Wells, of the 4400 block of North Magnolia Avenue.

No one was in custody in the shooting.

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