Man fatally shot in Garfield Park

The 35-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, police said.

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A man was fatally shot June 16, 2020, in Garfield Park.

A man was fatally shot June 16, 2020, in Garfield Park.

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A 35-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday in Garfield Park.

He was standing outside about 9:25 p.m. in the 4300 block of West Van Buren Street when a male shot him in the abdomen, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

The man was identified as Herbert Lee Windfield, who lived in the neighborhood, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.

No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.

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