Man shot to death in Chatham

A south suburban man was shot to death early Saturday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

Officers responding to a call of a person shot found 35-year-old Michael Wickliffe in a yard in the 7900 block of South Ellis about 3 a.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He had been shot several times in the abdomen and arm.

Wickliffe, who lived in the 15700 block of Vine Avenue in Harvey, was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 3:22 a.m., authorities said.