Man found fatally shot in South Austin

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call and found the man, 21, laying on the street in the 5400 block of West Walton Street with a gunshot wound to his head about 9:15 p.m., police said.

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A man was found fatally shot Saturday night in South Austin on the West Side.

Officers responded found Stephon Marcus Beck, 21, lying on the street in the 5400 block of West Walton Street with a gunshot wound to his head about 9:15 p.m., Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital initially in critical condition, but died to his injuries, police said.

No one was in custody.

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