Man killed in Humboldt Park shooting

Officers found the 38-year-old with gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen on Spaulding Avenue.

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Officers found a man with gunshot wounds on March 31, 2020, in the 1500 block of North Spaulding Avenue.

Officers found a man with gunshot wounds on March 31, 2020, in the 1500 block of North Spaulding Avenue.

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A 38-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

The shooting happened about 5:27 a.m. in the 1500 block of North Spaulding Avenue, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to a call of gunfire and found the man on a sidewalk with two gunshot wounds to his abdomen and one in his arm, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead.

He was identified as Mario Armando Aguayo of West Humboldt Park, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation, police said.

Detectives requested surveillance video from police POD cameras in the area, police said.

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