Man dead, another hurt in South Shore shooting

They were found with gunshot wounds in the 2100 block of East 72nd Place, according to Chicago police. Both were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where one of them died.

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Two men were shot, one of them fatally, Saturday morning in South Shore.

They were found with gunshot wounds about 3:15 a.m. in the 2100 block of East 72nd Place, according to Chicago police. Both were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

David Earl Mullen, 44, was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at the hospital, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The other man, 32, suffered a gunshot wound to each leg and was listed in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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