Man killed in Vittum Park shooting: police

The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 4700 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone walked up to him and opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Police investigate the scene were a person was shot to death, Sept. 10, 2019, in the 4700 block of South Cicero.

A 27-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in Vittum Park on the Southwest Side.

Sylvester Walker was standing on the sidewalk about 12:45 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone walked up to him and opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was struck multiple times in the chest and rushed to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead, police said.

An autopsy released Tuesday said Walker died from his gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

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Man shot to death in Vittum Park: police

The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 4700 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone walked up to him and opened fire, Chicago police said.