Man fatally shot in West Englewood

The man, 34, was near the sidewalk about 4:35 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone opened fire.

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A man was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

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A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in West Englewood on the South Side.

Alan Woodard, 34, was near the sidewalk about 4:35 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area detectives are investigating.

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