Man killed in Englewood shooting

Frank Ellis, 33, was outside a home about 8:15 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up in front of him and several people got out and opened fire, authorities said.

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A man was killed in a shooting Saturday in Englewood on the South Side.

The man, 33, was outside a home about 8:15 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Elizabeth Street when a vehicle pulled up in front of him, Chicago police said. Several people got out and opened fire, striking him in the back.

Frank Ellis was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died at 8:52 p.m., police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He lived in West Englewood.

An autopsy conducted Sunday confirmed he died of his gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled a homicide.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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