Man shot to death in Gage Park

Luis Davalos-Garcia was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the 5800 block of South Rockwell Street, authorities said.

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

A man was shot dead June 24, 2020, in the 5800 block of South Rockwell Street.

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A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.

The man, 26, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head about 3:05 a.m. by officers responding to a ShotSpotter call in the 5800 block of South Rockwell Street, Chicago police said.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Luis Davalos-Garcia of Chicago Lawn. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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