Man killed in Woodlawn shooting

He was inside of a business about 12:45 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone walked in and shot the man multiple times, Chicago police said.

At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend.

A man was shot dead July 22, 2021, in Woodlawn.

Sun-Times file

A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in Woodlawn on the South Side.

He was inside of a business about 12:45 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone walked in and shot the man multiple times, Chicago police said.

The 31-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Victor Hampton, a resident of South Shore.

The gunman was wearing a mask, dark gray clothing and had shoulder-length dreadlocks, police said. He fled in a gray SUV.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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