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Man, 26, shot to death in Harvey

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A 26-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday night in south suburban Harvey.

Brandon Green, of Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood, was shot multiple times about 7 p.m. in the 16100 block of Center Avenue, according to Harvey police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. An autopsy Tuesday ruled his death a homicide.

Harvey police were conducting an investigation.

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