Man fatally shot in Austin

The male, whose age wasn’t known, was in an alley about 12:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of North LeClaire Avenue when someone inside an off-white BMW fired shots.

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A person was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in Austin on the West Side.

Cory T. Lighty, 51, was in an alley about 12:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of North LeClaire Avenue when someone inside an off-white BMW fired shots, Chicago police said.

He was struck in the chest and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office, which identified the man as Lightly, said he lived in West Town.

Police reported no arrests.

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