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Man, 38, found shot to death in Rolling Meadows

It happened around 5 a.m. Sunday in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road. Police say they are questioning ‘persons of interest.’

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A 30-year-old man was fatally shot May 3, 2020, in north suburban Rolling Meadows.

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot May 3, 2020, in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road in north suburban Rolling Meadows.

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A 38-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday in Rolling Meadows.

About 5 a.m. officers responded to the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road for reports of shots fired and found the man with a gunshot wound to his chest, Rolling Meadows said.

He was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where he was pronounced dead.

Though the man remains unidentified, an autopsy confirmed he died of his injuries and ruled his death a homicide, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Rolling Meadows police said they are questioning “persons of interest.”

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