Man killed in Garfield Ridge shooting

Josue Medina was found unresponsive in the 5300 block of South Cicero Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head.

At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend.

A man was fatally shot July 26, 2021, in Garfield Ridge on the Southwest Side.

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A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in Garfield Ridge on the Southwest Side.

Josue Medina, 19, was found unresponsive about 5 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Cicero Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody.

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