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Man shot to death in Humboldt Park

By Emmanuel Camarillo

A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in Humboldt Park on the West Side Thursday night.

Joshua Romo was driving at 10:14 p.m. in the 3200 block of West Grand Avenue when another vehicle drove up alongside and fired shots, striking him in the neck and chest, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Romo, who lived in west suburban Berwyn, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced at 10:52 p.m., authorities said.

Area North detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.

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