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Man killed in drive-by in South Loop

The 22-year-old was parked on the street in the 600 block of South Wells Street when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots into his vehicle.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

A man was fatally shot June 12, 2021, in South Loop.

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A 22-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the South Loop.

About 1:20 p.m., Dearl Butler was parked in the 600 block of South Wells Street when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Butler was struck multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

An autopsy conducted Sunday ruled Butler’s death a homicide.

Area One detectives are investigating,

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