Man killed in South Shore shooting

The man, 32, was outside about 8:25 p.m. when someone walked up to him in the 2200 block of East 68th Street and fired shots, Chicago police said.

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A teenage boy was shot April 10, 2021, in Lawndale.

A man was shot to death Oct. 31, 2020, in South Shore.

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A man was shot to death Saturday in South Shore.

About 8:25 p.m., two people walked up and fired shots at the 32-year-old as he stepped out of a home in the 2200 block of East 68th Street, Chicago police said.

The man was struck multiple times in his body and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Keno Blake. An autopsy ruled Blake’s death a homicide, saying he died of his injuries.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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