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Man killed in East Chicago shooting

The 22-year-old was shot at 140th and Pulaski Street and his death was ruled a homicide by the Lake County coroner’s office.

By Sun-Times Wire

Alan Lavelle Ross Jr. was pronounced at 4:17 a.m., the Lake County coroner’s office said.

A 22-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in East Chicago, Indiana.

Alan Lavelle Ross Jr. suffered a gunshot wound at 140th Street and Pulaski Street in East Chicago, according to a statement from the Lake County coroner’s office.

Ross Jr. was pronounced at 4:17 a.m. and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said. He lived in Hammond.

East Chicago police did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

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