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Man found shot to death in Gresham

Tory Dukes, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago police investigate the scene where a man was found shot to death in Gresham on the South Side. — Chicago police investigate the scene where a man was found shot to death, Sept. 3, 2019, in Gresham on the South Side.

A 32-year-old man was found shot to death Tuesday in Gresham on the South Side.

About 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 8500 block of South Aberdeen Street and found Tory Dukes unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

There are currently no reported witnesses to the shooting and the circumstances remain unknown, police said.

An autopsy released Wednesday ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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