Calumet Park shooting: Javell Brown killed on 127th

Javell D. Brown was shot in the back while running from four people who had gotten out of a silver vehicle in the 1100 block of West 127th Street, authorities said.

Three people were shot March 14, 2021 in Austin on the West Side. — A man was fatally shot June 16, 2020, in the 1100 block of West 127th Street in Calumet Park.

A man was shot to death Tuesday in south suburban Calumet Park.

Javell D. Brown, 27, was shot in the 1100 block of West 127th Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Four people got out of a silver vehicle about 2:15 p.m. and started shooting in his direction, according to Calumet Park Police Chief Gerard Corrigan. He was hit in the back while running away.

Brown was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy Wednesday ruled his death a homicide.

No other injuries were reported and no arrests have been made, according to police.

Corrigan said investigators are “working on several leads.”

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Javell D. Brown was shot in the back while running from four people who had gotten out of a silver vehicle in the 1100 block of West 127th Street, authorities said.