Man fatally shot in South Shore

The man was standing in the 1900 block of East 71st. Street when he was shot twice in the head, Chicago police said.

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A 32-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday in South Shore in the South Side.

About 6:20 p.m., he was standing on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of East 71st Street when he was shot twice in the head, Chicago police said.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Willie D. Breeland of the Bronzeville neighborhood.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

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