Man, 64, slain in Lower West Side neighborhood

Albert Pavon was inside his car in the 1800 block of South Canalport Avenue when an assailant approached and shot him 14 times, police said.

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Police are looking for a gunman who shot a 64-year-old man 14 times before speeding away in a pick-up truck early Wednesday in the Lower West Side neighborhood.

The man was sitting in his car when a man he didn’t know approached and began firing in his direction, police said.

He suffered 14 gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

He was identified as Albert Pavon by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The gunman sped away in a pickup truck and was not arrested.

Area 3 detectives are investigating.

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