2 shot, 1 fatally, in Back of the Yards

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in Back of the Yards on the Southwest Side.

The two men were outside about 7:20 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Winchester Avenue when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

One man, 48, was struck in the upper body and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Mario Clemons by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other man, 36, was struck in the leg and taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.

There was no one in custody.