Man fatally shot in Calumet Heights

The 31-year-old was stepping out of a vehicle when someone fired shots, striking him multiple times, police said.

Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

A man was shot dead June 15, 2020, in the 9100 block of South Dante Avenue.

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A man was killed in a shooting Monday in Calumet Heights on the South Side.

The 31-year-old was getting out of his vehicle about 2 p.m. in the 9100 block of South Dante Avenue when someone fired shots in his direction from a light-colored SUV, Chicago police said.

The man was struck multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was identified as Arthur Owens of Chatham, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.

No arrests have been reported. Area Two detectives are investigating.

Earlier Monday, two men were found fatally shot in a basement in the same neighborhood.

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