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Man found fatally shot in Grand Crossing

Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 1500 block of East 70th Street found the man with gunshot wounds to the head and body.

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Seven people were killed including five children in a crash July 31, 2022 in McHenry County.

A 32-year-old man was found fatally shot Oct. 27, 2021, in Grand Crossing.

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A man was found fatally shot Wednesday in Grand Crossing on the South Side.

Officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 1500 block of East 70th Street about 1:35 a.m. and found the 32-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the head and body, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said there were no witnesses to the shooting and no one was in custody.

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