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Man shot to death, another wounded in laundromat in West Garfield Park

The shooting happened in the 4200 block of West Madison Street.

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A man was shot to death Mar. 20, 2022, in Roseland.

A man was fatally shot August 9, 2021 in West Garfield Park.

A man was shot to death and another was wounded in a laundromat Monday in West Garfield Park.

One man, 28, was found with a gunshot wound to the head about 3:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Madison Street, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man as Jeremy Head.

The other, 69, was struck in the arm and went to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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