Man shot dead in parking lot in Goose Island

He was in the 700 block of West Evergreen Avenue when someone got out of a gray sedan and opened fire, Chicago police said.

A Chicago police officer was shot Oct. 18, 2021, in Lincoln Park.

A man was fatally shot June 19, 2021, in Goose Island.

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A man was shot and killed Saturday in a parking lot in Goose Island on the North Side.

Someone got out of a gray sedan and fired at Kenneth Hammond about 6:45 p.m. in the 700 block of West Evergreen Avenue, striking him in the arm, groin and leg, Chicago police said.

Hammond, 27, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:42 a.m. Sunday, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy released Monday ruled his death a homicide.

No arrests have been made. Area Three detectives are investigating.

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