Man killed in Englewood shooting

Officers found Travess Ramon Waller, 36, unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West 61st Place with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg, authorities said.

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Evidence markers litter the street where a 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Englewood on the South Side.

Evidence markers litter the street where a 36-year-old man was fatally shot, Aug. 20, 2019, in Englewood on the South Side.

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A 36-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in Englewood on the South Side.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 10:40 p.m. and found Travess Ramon Waller unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West 61st Place with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives have not found any witnesses to the incident, police said. Additional details about the shooting were not immediately known.

An autopsy found Waller, who lived in Englewood, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled a homicide.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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