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Man killed in early morning Bishop Ford Expressway shooting on Far South Side

The shooting happened early Monday on the southbound ramp to 130th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

By  David Struett
   
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A man was shot and killed early Monday on a ramp to the Bishop Ford Expressway on the Far South Side.

The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. on the southbound ramp to 130th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

Shawn Robinson, 49, of Calumet Park, was pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy released Tuesday found he died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head.

The ramp was closed between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. for an investigation, state police said.

He was one of at least nine people killed in gun violence across Chicago over the weekend.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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