CHICAGO — A shooting on the East Side left 22-year-old Luis Romero dead Tuesday afternoon, police said.
About 4:50 p.m., Romero was standing outside in the 9400 block of South Ewing Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, said Officer Laura Amezaga, a Chicago Police Department spokeswoman.
He was hit in his torso and was taken to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition, Amezaga said. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m.
Romero, who lived in the 10300 block of South Avenue L, was identified Wednesday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
No one was in custody.
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