Gunman follows man down street in South Chicago, fatally shooting him

The 32-year-old man was in the 8300 block of South Crandon Avenue when a male suspect approached him and shot him in the head, police said.

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A man was shot and killed Nov. 26, 2019, in South Chicago.

A man was shot and killed Nov. 26, 2019, in South Chicago.

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A man was fatally shot Tuesday after a gunman chased him down a street in the South Chicago neighborhood.

He stepped out of a car about 9:15 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Crandon Avenue when a male approached him and fired shots, Chicago police said. The man ran but the gunman followed while shooting.

The man, identified as 32-year-old Terrence Brooks, was shot multiple times in the head and collapsed nearby, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy released Wednesday ruled Brooks’ death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.

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