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Solomon Walker Killed, Another Man Wounded In Austin Shooting

By Kelly Bauer | November 4, 2016 6:23am

CHICAGO — A shooting in Austin killed a 22-year-old man and wounded another on Thursday night, police said.

At 10:45 p.m., the men were standing on a street corner in the 5000 block of West Concord Place when they were hit by a stray bullet, police said.

The 22-year-old man was shot in his head, police said. He was unresponsive when officers found him and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man was identified as Solomon Walker, of the 1700 block of North Monitor Avenue, in Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. He was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m.

The other man, 34, was hit in his right leg and was taken to West Suburban Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police asid.

The 22-year-old was a documented gang member, police sources said.

No one was in custody.

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