Man fatally shot in Chatham

The 34-year-old was fatally shot about 4:25 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Rhodes Avenue, Chicago police said.

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A man was fatally shot Nov. 29 in Chatham, police said.

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A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday in Chatham on the South Side.

About 4:25 a.m., he was sitting on the sidewalk in the 7800 block of South Rhodes Avenue when a man driving by in a dark-colored SUV fired shots, striking him in the head, Chicago police said.

He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

He was identified as Jajuan Nile by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one is in custody as Area Two detectives investigate.

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