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Man dies over a week after Englewood shooting

Donald Ghoston was shot June 28 in the 6800 block of South Sangamon Street, authorities said.

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A man was shot dead Oct. 22, 2020, in Chatham.

A man died July 6, 2020, of complications from a shooting days earlier in Englewood.

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A man died Monday of complications from his injuries over a week after he was shot in Englewood on the South Side.

Donald Ghoston, 30, was pronounced dead about 7 p.m. at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was shot in the arm and back about 3:38 p.m. June 28 when someone approached him in the 6800 block of South Sangamon Street and opened fire, Chicago police said.

Autopsy results released Wednesday ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said. He lived in Englewood.

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

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