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Denear Scott, 17, Killed In Chatham Shooting, Officials Say

By Kelly Bauer | July 30, 2016 12:01pm

CHICAGO — Denear Dashaun Scott, 17, was slain in a shooting in Chatham on Friday night, officials said.

At 5:45 p.m., Scott was in the 700 block of East 82nd Street when he was shot in his chest, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead.

Scott, of the 6800 block of South Aberdeen, was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., according to Cook County Medical Examiner's Office records.

No one was in custody.

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