Man shot and killed after argument in West Woodlawn

The man, 29, was arguing with another man in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue when he was shot, police said.

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A man was fatally shot after an argument Saturday night in West Woodlawn on the South Side.

Maurice Primous, 29, was arguing with another man inside a residence about 11:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue when he was shot in the neck and arm, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Primous, of El Dorado, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody. Detectives are investigating.

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