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Man killed in Maywood shooting

Jerrell Hughes was shot in the 1400 block of South 17th Avenue.

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A man died after being struck by a vehicle April 15, 2021, in Roseland.
A man was fatally shot Feb. 15, 2020, in Maywood.
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A man was killed in a shooting last week in west suburban Maywood.

Jerrell Hughes, 25, was shot about 11:45 p.m. Feb. 15 in the 1400 block of South 17th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at 4:40 a.m. the next day at Loyola University Medical Center, the medical examiner’s office said.

Autopsy results released Wednesday found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said. He lived in Maywood.

Maywood police did not immediately respond to a request for details.

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