Man shot to death in Austin

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A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said.

Elijah Green, 32, suffered a gunshot wound to the torso about 10:20 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Washington, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A relative then drove him to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area North detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

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