Man dies nearly two weeks after Homan Square shooting

Emmett Adams was shot around 9 p.m. Sept. 12 and pronounced dead on Tuesday, authorities said.

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Adams was found unresponsive in the 3700 block of West Flournoy Street on Sept. 12, 2019.

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A man shot in Homan Square almost two weeks ago on the West Side has died from his injuries.

Emmett Adams, 26, was pronounced dead Tuesday at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy found Adams died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

Adams was found unresponsive on the sidewalk on Sept. 12 about 9 p.m. in the 3700 block of West Flournoy Street by officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert, authorities said at the time.

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