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Man killed in Alsip shooting

Isaac Alexander, 29, was shot about 2:10 a.m. in same block where he lived.

By Sun-Times Wire

A teen boy was fatally shot Aug. 14, 2022, in the Golden Gate neighborhood.

A man was killed in a shooting early Thursday in south suburban Alsip.

Isaac Alexander, 29, was shot about 2:10 a.m. in the 12200 block of South Avers Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later.

An autopsy found he died of a multiple gunshot wounds, and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said. Alexander lived in the same block where he was shot.

Alsip police did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

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