Man fatally shot in Austin

He was shot in the chest in the 200 block of North Central Avenue, police said.

A man was fatally shot August 16, 2021 in Chatham.

A person was fatally shot Nov. 9, 2021, on the West Side.

Sun-Times file photo

A man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in Austin on the West Side.

The 35-year-old was shot in the chest about 4:05 p.m. in the 200 block of North Central Avenue, Chicago police said.

The person was pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, police said.

He was identified as Johnie Jones, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one was in custody.

The Latest
Here’s how Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Convention are embracing Charli XCX’s social media post that sparked a cultural movement.
Thousands gathered in Union Park for the Pitchfork Music Festival, the Chicago Bears started training camp at Halas Hall, and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her presidential campaign.
Williams got in defensive end DeMarcus Walker’s face as he went after tight end Gerald Everett on Friday.
Bielema still needs to prove the Illini can win in a conference that just got even better with Oregon, USC, Washington and UCLA on board and has done away with divisions, the days of a weaker West now over.
Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, is seeking a judgment that it matched Amazon Prime Video’s offer and an order seeking to delay the new media rights deal from taking effect beginning with the 2025-26 season.