Man fatally shot on Stony Island Park porch

He was sitting on a porch about 8:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Bennett Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, Chicago police said.

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A man was shot dead June 17, 2022, in Stony Island Park.

A man was shot dead June 17, 2022, in Stony Island Park.

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A man was fatally shot Friday in Stony Island Park on the South Side. 

Baron D. Jones was sitting on a porch about 8:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Bennett Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. 

The 30-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. 

No arrests have been made. Area Two detectives are investigating.

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