Man killed, woman wounded in South Chicago shooting

They were in a vehicle stopped at an intersection in the 3200 block of East 87th Street when another car pulled up and someone inside opened fire Tuesday, police said.

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A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said.

They were in a vehicle stopped at an intersection in the 3200 block of East 87th Street when another car pulled up and someone inside opened fire at 2:40 p.m., police said.

Brentt Cobbs, 37, was struck in his head and pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The woman, 40, was struck in her shoulder and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

Police announced no arrests.

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