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1 killed, 1 critically hurt in Marquette Park shooting: police

They were traveling west in a vehicle about 7 p.m. in the 3000 block of West 65th Street when someone outside fired shots, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Three people were hurt in a shooting June 20, 2022, in Gresham. — A man was killed and another hurt August 21, 2021 in Marquette Park.

A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Marquette Park.

They were traveling west in a vehicle about 7 p.m. in the 3000 block of West 65th Street when someone outside fired shots, Chicago police said. The vehicle stopped after the driver crashed into a nearby parked vehicle.

A 30-year-old man was shot in the head and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Sergio Ochoa by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other, 36, was struck in the shoulder and was transported to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No arrested have been made.

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