Man killed in drive-by shooting in Back of the Yards

Fernando Vega-Diaz, 18, was walking in the 4700 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone in a passing car shot him, police said.

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An 18-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Fernando Vega-Diaz was walking in the 4700 block of South Ashland Avenue about 9:05 p.m. when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was shot in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests were made.

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The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.