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Englewood Shooting Kills Izael McKenzie, 19, Wounds Another, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | September 24, 2016 9:13am

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old man was killed and a 21-year-old man wounded during a shooting in Englewood on Friday night, police said.

At 8:10 p.m., the men were standing on the sidewalk in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue when a man walked up and fired shots at them, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The 19-year-old man was hit in his head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Estrada said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Izael McKenzie, of the 5600 block of South Throop Street.

The 21-year-old man was hit in his back and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

No one was in custody.

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