Man dies in Gresham drive-by shooting

The 31-year-old man was shot Wednesday in the 8400 block of South Morgan Street.

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A 31-year-old man was killed in a shooting March 24, 2021 in Gresham.

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A 31-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in Gresham on the South Side.

About 1:25 p.m., he was standing in an alley in the 8400 block of South Morgan Street when a light-colored vehicle pulled up and someone from inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

The man suffered several gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Raffael D. Anderson of Gresham.

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