Man, 21, slain in Little Village: CPD

The man was in the 2800 block of South Drake Avenue when gunfire rang out, hitting him in the leg and abdomen early Monday.

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Police are investigating the fatal shooting of man in the Little Village neighborhood early Monday.

Emner Garcia, 21, was walking on the sidewalk in the 2800 block of South Drake Avenue when someone shot him in abdomen and leg about 3:30 a.m., Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was found by police lying on the ground, unresponsive and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

No one is in custody and Area 4 detectives are investigating.

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