Person shot to death on Far South Side

The person was outside in the 8400 block of South Burley Avenue when he was shot, Chicago police said.

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A person was shot to death Monday night on the Far South Side.

Ben Collins, 25, was outside in the 8400 block of South Burley Avenue when he was shot about 11:55 p.m., Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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

Witnesses told police the suspect may have been traveling in a car.

No one was in custody.

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