Man shot to death in Belmont Central

Hugo Tecomateco was found unresponsive on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his head and back in the 2100 block of North Parkside Avenue, authorities said.

A man was fatally shot Feb. 25, 2021, in Austin.

A man was killed in a shooting Aug. 8, 2020, in the 2100 block of North Parkside Avenue.

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A 20-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in Belmont Central on the Northwest Side.

He was found unresponsive on the sidewalk about 2:18 a.m. in the 2100 block of North Parkside Avenue, Chicago police said.

The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head and lower back, police said. He was later pronounced dead.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Hugo Tecomateco, who lived in the neighborhood.

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

There are currently no witnesses to the shooting, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Five detectives investigate.

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