Man killed, another wounded in Homan Square shooting

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Chicago Police investigate in the 3400 block of West Harrison, where one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting early Sunday | NVP News

One man was killed and another was wounded in a Homan Square neighborhood shooting early Sunday on the West Side, police said.

The men were seated in a parked vehicle at 2:38 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Harrison when a silver car stopped in front of them and two males wearing hooded sweatshirts exited the car and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

Erik Peoples, 30, suffered gunshot wounds to the head and body and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 5900 block of North Sheridan.

The other man, 31, was shot in the right arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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Chicago Police investigate in the 3400 block of West Harrison, where one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting early Sunday | NVP News

Chicago Police investigate in the 3400 block of West Harrison, where one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting early Sunday | NVP News

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