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Person fatally shot in Gresham

He was near the sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Union Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the chest and side, Chicago police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend.

A person was shot and killed June 15, 2022, in Gresham.

Sun-Times file

A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in Gresham on the South Side. 

Ralphael Naim Dogan, 20, was near the sidewalk about 6 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Union Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the chest and side, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. 

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area Detectives are investigating.

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