Markell Sheard fatally shot in South Shore on Colfax Avenue

Markell D. Sheard, 21, was walking in an alley when someone fired shots from a vehicle, authorities said.

A man was shot and killed in South Shore — Someone in a vehicle fatally shot a man Dec. 4, 2019, in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue.

A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in South Shore on the South Side.

Markell D. Sheard, 21, was walking in an alley about 3:11 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Colfax Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Sheard, who lived in South Shore, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

An autopsy ruled his death a homicide, and said he suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said.

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

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Markell D. Sheard, 21, was walking in an alley when someone fired shots from a vehicle, authorities said.