Authorities identify man killed in West Garfield Park shooting

Jeremy Venson, 33, was driving about 6:40 a.m. in the 4200 block of West Madison Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County Medical examiner’s office said.

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A man was killed in a shooting May 29, 2022, in West Garfield Park.

A man was killed in a shooting May 29, 2022, in West Garfield Park.

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Authorities identified a man who was killed in a shooting Sunday morning in West Garfield Park.

Jeremy Venson, 33, was driving about 6:40 a.m. in the 4200 block of West Madison Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County Medical examiner’s office said.

He was struck on the left side of his body but continued driving and moments later crashed his sedan into a road median, police said.

He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

There was no one in custody.

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