Man fatally shot in Bronzeville

He was leaving a residential building in the 4600 block of South Wabash Avenue when a man on foot fired shots, striking him in the head, Chicago police said.

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A 37-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

He was leaving a residential building about 12:05 a.m. in the 4600 block of South Wabash Avenue when a man on foot fired shots, striking him in the head, Chicago police said.

The man who fired shots then entered a white vehicle and fled north on Wabash Avenue, police said.

The 37-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, according to police

He was identified as Marki Alsup of West Englewood, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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