Man shot dead in West Garfield Park

The 26-year-old was found outside unresponsive with multiple gunshot wound to his face and body, police said.

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A 26-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday in West Garfield Park.

About 9:22 p.m., officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 100 block of North Keeler Avenue found the man outside unresponsive with multiple gunshot wound to his face and body, Chicago police said.

The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hosptial, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s identified him as Brandon L. Brown. Autopsy results confirmed he died of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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