Man fatally shot while sitting in parked vehicle in Longwood Manor

Dontell Black was sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 9700 block of South Halsted Street when someone approached on foot and fired shots in his direction.

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A 31-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday morning, as he sat in a parked vehicle in Longwood Manor on the South Side.

About 11:30 a.m., Dontell Black was sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 9700 block of South Halsted Street, when someone approached on foot and fired shots in his direction, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Black was struck multiple times, and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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