Crime News Chicago

Man shot to death in Archer Heights

Mario Queroz, 29, was shot in his arms about 4:15 p.m. in the 4800 block of South Tripp Avenue, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Red crime scene tape is seen lit up from a car’s headlights. — A man was shot to death Nov. 13, 2022 on the Southwest Side.

A man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Archer Heights on the Southwest Side.

The man, 29, was shot in his arms about 4:15 p.m. in the 4800 block of South Tripp Avenue, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Mario Queroz by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one was in custody.

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