Man killed in East Side shooting

Someone in a blue SUV fired shots at the man about 9:40 p.m. as he walked in the 3700 block of East 104th Street, Chicago police said.

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A teenage boy was shot Oct. 20, 2020, in East Garfield Park.

A man was fatally shot Oct. 7, 2020, in the East Side neighborhood.

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An 18-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday in the East Side neighborhood.

Someone in a blue SUV fired shots at the man about 9:40 p.m. as he walked in the 3700 block of East 104th Street, Chicago police said. He was struck several times and pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Jason Garcia. He lived in the same neighborhood he was shot.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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