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Gregory Thomas-Bell, 56, Killed In Woodlawn Shooting

By Kelly Bauer | November 26, 2016 5:47pm
 A 56-year-old man was shot dead in Woodlawn on Saturday afternoon, police said.
A 56-year-old man was shot dead in Woodlawn on Saturday afternoon, police said.
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CHICAGO — Gregory Thomas-Bell, 56, was shot dead in Woodlawn on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

At 3:38 p.m., witnesses saw the man get into a fight with another man in the 6600 block of South Kenwood Avenue and heard a gunshot, police said.

The man was shot in his head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Thomas-Bell, of the 4300 block of Greenwood, was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

The man was a documented gang member, a police source said.

No one was in custody.

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