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Man killed in Calumet City shooting

Keenan Hooker was near the intersection of Pulaski Road and Forsythe Avenue when he was shot multiple times.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was seriously hurt in a shooting October 14, 2021 on I-94. — A man was killed in a shooting April 21, 2021 in Calumet City.

A 30-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning in Calumet City.

Keenan Hooker was shot multiple times about 1:50 a.m. near Pulaski Road and Forsythe Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy released Thursday ruled his death a homicide.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unknown.

Calumet City police were not available for comment Thursday evening.

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