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Man dies days after being shot in Belmont Central

Irvin Garcia was struck multiple times by gunfire while he was in a vehicle on Christmas, authorities said.

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Irvin Garcia has died after being shot in Belmont Central

Irvin Garcia was pronounced dead Dec. 30, 2019, after being shot multiple times in the 5800 block of West Belden Avenue.

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A man who was shot on Christmas in Belmont Central on the Northwest Side has died from his injuries.

Irvin Garcia, 22, was pronounced dead about 3:53 a.m. Monday at Loyola University Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Garcia was shot multiple times about 2:35 a.m. Christmas Day in the 5800 block of West Belden Avenue while he was in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, Chicago police and the medical examiner’s office said.

He crashed into three parked vehicles after the shooting, police said.

No arrests have been reported. Area North detectives are investigating.

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