Man found fatally shot, another dead in Gresham home

A man, 51, found inside the home had a gunshot wound to his head, police said.

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At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend.

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Two men were found dead in a home Friday in Gresham on the South Side.

Officers responded about 6:30 p.m. to a home in the 8300 block of South Sangamon Street and found the bodies of two men, both 51, Chicago police said.

One of the men had a gunshot wound to his head, police said.

Both deaths were ruled homicides due to “multiple injuries” and “assault,” according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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