Man fatally shot in South Shore

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in the 1600 block of East 78th Street, police said.

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A man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood.

Deandre Adams, 25, was in the 1600 block of East 78th Street when someone shot him in his head and left arm about 1:45 p.m., according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody.

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