Man shot to death in Bronzeville

Maurlon Dwayne Hughes, 36, was on a sidewalk in the first block of East 40th Street when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police said.

Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

A man was shot to death Dec. 9, 2022 on the South Side.

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A man was shot to death Friday night in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Maurlon Dwayne Hughes, 36, was on a sidewalk about 8:20 p.m. in the first block of East 40th Street when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken by his friends to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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