Man, 60, shot to death in South Shore

SHARE Man, 60, shot to death in South Shore
gen_tape_999x696.jpg

A 60-year-old man who was shot to death Wednesday night in the South Shore neighborhood has been identified.

Ira Washington was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the hallway of a building in the 6800 block of South Merrill shortly after  9 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Washington lived on the same block where he was shot, according to the medical examiner’s office.

A police source said the shooting might have been narcotics-related.

The Latest
He hasn’t proposed, and he says he won’t until they try living together first.
With the help of his parents and older siblings — all of them athletes — the Cubs’ new shortstop found stardom.
Film about Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart enlists singers to impersonate pop, rock and soul legends, and they can’t live up to the originals.
The new White Sox left fielder describes himself as “a very boring dude,” but South Side fans won’t care one bit as long as he provides the strong left-handed bat the team sorely needs.
MLB
Is there a better way to welcome back baseball than with a quiz about Opening Day? We don’t think so, and the quizmaster is here to do the honors.