Man shot to death in Back of the Yards

The 28-year-old was sitting in a car in the 5300 block of South Hermitage Street when a group approached him and demanded his belongings.

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A man was fatally shot Feb. 20, 2022, in Back of the Yards.

A man was fatally shot Feb. 20, 2022, in Back of the Yards.

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A man was shot to death Sunday night in Back of the Yards on the Southwest Side.

Just after 6 p.m., Devonte Scott, 28, was sitting in a car in the 5300 block of South Hermitage Street when a group approached him and demanded his belongings, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The group then opened fire, striking him in the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

There was no one in custody.

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