Second man dies days after Lower West Side shooting that killed 23-year-old

The men were walking about in the 2100 block of South Oakley Avenue when someone opened fire striking one in the chest and the other in the head, Chicago police said.

SHARE Second man dies days after Lower West Side shooting that killed 23-year-old
A 17-year-old boy was shot September 26, 2021 in Washington Heights.

Two men were fatally shot July 11, 2021 in Lower West Side.

File photo

A man died days after a shooting in the Lower West Side that also killed a 23-year-old.

The men were walking about 3:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of South Oakley Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said. The gunman may have shot from a black-colored vehicle, according to police.

A 23-year old was shot in the chest and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Victor Manuel Barreto, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The other man, 25, was shot in the head and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said. He was pronounced dead Tuesday morning and identified as Alfonzo Carmona, according to the medical examiner’s office.

No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.

The Latest
William Dukes Jr. was acquitted of the 1993 killings of a Cicero woman and her granddaughter after a second trial in 2019. In 2022, he was arrested in an unrelated sexual assault case in Chicago.
An NFL-style two-minute warning was also OK’d.
From Connor Bedard to Lukas Reichel, from Alex Vlasic to Arvid Soderblom, from leadership to coaching, the Hawks’ just-finished season was full of both good and bad signs for the future.
Hundreds gathered for a memorial service for Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a mysterious QR code mural enticed Taylor Swift fans on the Near North Side, and a weekend mass shooting in Back of the Yards left 9-year-old Ariana Molina dead and 10 other people wounded, including her mother and other children.
The artist at Goodkind Tattoo in Lake View incorporates hidden messages and inside jokes to help memorialize people’s furry friends.