Man killed in South Shore shooting

The 37-year-old was shot in the head and arm, police said.

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Police investigate the scene where a man was shot and killed May 26, 2020, in South Shore.

Police investigate the scene where a man was shot and killed May 26, 2020, in South Shore.

Sam Kelly/Sun-Times

A man was fatally shot Tuesday in South Shore.

The man, 37, was sitting on a porch about 7:45 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Chappel Avenue when he head gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said. He was shot in the head and arm.

He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Dion Neal. He lived in Pullman.

Further details were not immediately available.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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