Man fatally shot in Austin

Rasaan Mack, 28, was found unresponsive about 8:15 p.m. on the street in the 200 block of North Leclaire Avenue, Chicago police said.

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

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

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A man was shot to death Thursday night in Austin on the West Side.

The 28-year-old was found unresponsive about 8:15 p.m. on the street in the 200 block of North Leclaire Avenue, Chicago police said.

He had a gunshot wound to his chest and was taken to Loretto Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Rasaan A. Mack, a resident of Garfield Park.

Area Five detectives are investigating.

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