3 shot, 1 fatally, in Humboldt Park

Luiz Ortiz, 57, was shot in the neck and died at the scene, police said. Two other men, 23, and 33, were each shot multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

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A man was shot to death and two others were critically wounded July 12, 2020, in the 1100 block of North Lawndale Avenue.

A man was shot to death and two others were critically wounded July 12, 2020, in the 1100 block of North Lawndale Avenue.

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A 57-year-old man was killed and two other people were critically injured in a shooting Sunday in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

They were standing on the street at 12:44 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Lawndale Avenue when they got into a fight with several other males, who fired gunshots, according to Chicago police.

One man was shot in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Luis Ortiz.

Two other men, 23, and 33, were each shot multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.

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