Man, 61, shot dead in South Shore

At least two gunmen came up to him on a sidewalk in the 7600 block of South Marquette Avenue and opened fire Friday, police said.

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A 61-year-old man was shot to death by at least two gunmen Friday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said.

The gunmen came up to Kenneth Mickey on a sidewalk in the 7600 block of South Marquette Avenue and opened fire around 12:30 p.m., police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Struck in his chest, Mickey was taken to South Shore Hospital and pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests have been announced.

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