2 shot – 1 fatally – in Noble Square

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Chicago police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in Noble Square. | Taylor Hartz/Sun-Times

One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in the Noble Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The 21-year-old and 24-year-old were sitting in their vehicle when a vehicle they did not recognize pulled up and someone inside fired shots about 3:20 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Ada Street, according to Chicago police.

Chicago police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in Noble Square. | Taylor Hartz/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in Noble Square. | Taylor Hartz/Sun-Times

Both men were shot multiple times in their upper bodies, police said.

The younger man, Christian A. Robinson of the Austin neighborhood, was fatally struck, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:23 p.m.

The 24-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Area North detectives were investigating.

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