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Man killed in Austin drive-by shooting

The 24-year-old man was in the 4900 block of West Walton Street when a white SUV drove by and someone from inside fired shots.

By Cindy Hernandez

A Chicago police badge hangs in front of the City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters

A man was killed in drive-by shooting Monday morning in Austin on the West Side.

Isaiah Hakeem Robinson, 24, was in the 4900 block of West Walton Street around 11:30 a.m. when a white SUV drove by and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was struck several times and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No reported no arrests.

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