Man, 25, fatally shot during drug deal in Englewood, police say

Corey Williams was involved in a “narcotics related transaction” about 7:10 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Eggleston Avenue when another person pulled out a handgun and shot him in the stomach and thigh, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

SHARE Man, 25, fatally shot during drug deal in Englewood, police say
An evidence technician works at a crime scene.

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A 25-year-old man was shot to death Friday in Englewood on the South Side, police said.

Corey Williams was involved in a “narcotics related transaction” about 7:10 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Eggleston Avenue when another person pulled out a handgun and shot him in the stomach and thigh, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests were made. Area one detectives are investigating.

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