Man shot and killed in Englewood

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A man was shot to death Wednesday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Erik Louis Charles Jr. 25, of Mount Prospect, was standing on a porch about 9:45 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Carpenter when shots were fired, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

No one was in custody Wednesday night. Area South detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

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