Man shot to death in East Side

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A man was shot and killed early Tuesday in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Jose Gomez, 28, was in his vehicle at 2:11 a.m. in the 9800 block of South Avenue H when another vehicle drove up, someone inside fired shots and then drove away, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Gomez was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:31 a.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office. His home address was unknown Tuesday morning.

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