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Man, 64, found shot to death in Washington Heights alley

The man was found with a gunshot wound to his head about 10 p.m. Thursday in the 10300 block of South Green Street.

By Sun-Times Wire

Six people were shot, one fatally, Feb. 19, 2020 in Chicago.

A man was found shot to death Thursday night in Washington Heights on the South Side.

Officers responding to a shots fired report about 10 p.m. found the 64-year-old man unresponsive in an alley in the 10300 block of South Green Street, Chicago police said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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