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Man fatally shot in East Garfield Park

Witnesses told officers the shooter was someone the man knew.

By Sun-Times Wire

Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park. — A 36-year-old man was fatally shot May 8, 2021, in the 600 block of North Homan Avenue.

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

About 10 p.m., he was in the 600 block of North Homan Avenue when the 36-year-old was shot multiple times, Chicago police said. Witnesses told officers the shooter was someone the man knew.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Robert Hogan, who lived in East Garfield Park.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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