Man fatally shot during fight in Greater Grand Crossing

The man was on the sidewalk about 1:50 p.m. in the 6400 block of South King Drive when he got into a physical fight with another male who pulled out gun and fired shots.

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A 27-year-old man was shot to death December 13, 2021 in Greater Grand Crossing.

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A man was fatally shot after a fight with another person Monday afternoon in Greater Grand Crossing.

Avion D. Givens, 27, was on the sidewalk about 1:50 p.m. in the 6400 block of South King Drive when he got into a physical fight with another male, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The male pulled out a gun and shot him several times in the body, police said. Givens was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests were made.

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