Man shot and killed in East Garfield Park

Lamarr Bell, 24, was near a sidewalk on the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue around 7:50 p.m. when someone fired shots, hitting him in the arm and the chest, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot and killed in East Garfield Park Wednesday night, according to Chicago police.

Lamarr Bell, 24, was near a sidewalk on the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue around 7:50 p.m. when someone fired shots, hitting him in the arm and the chest, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He went to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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