Man found shot to death in home in Brighton Park

The man, 31, was found with gunshot wounds to his face and shoulder early Wednesday in the 2500 block of West 45th Place, police said.

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A man was found shot to death in a home in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side early Wednesday, Chicago police said.

Hector Flores Jr., 31, was found with gunshot wounds to his face and shoulder around 2:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of West 45th Place, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The circumstances of the shooting were under investigation, police said.

No arrest was reported.

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