Man shot dead at Blue Island gas station

Matthew Jones was shot Tuesday at a Shell Gas station at 11901 S. Western Ave., authorities say.

Charges have been filed after a man was shot dead Jan. 21, 2020, at a Shell Gas Station, 11901 S. Western Ave. in Blue Island. — A man was shot dead Jan. 21, 2020 at a Shell Gas station at 11901 S. Western Ave.

A 27-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday afternoon at a gas station in south suburban Blue Island.

Matthew Jones was shot about 3:20 p.m. at a Shell Gas station at 11901 S. Western Ave., according to Blue Island police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead, authorities said. Jones lived in Blue Island.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office said he was shot multiple times and ruled his death a homicide.

Police did not provide additional details about the shooting.

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