Crime News Metro/State

Man killed in Roseland shooting

About 7:30 a.m., the 44-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body in the 10400 block of South Corliss Avenue, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A person was shot June 21, 2022, at North Avenue Beach.

A man was fatally shot Sunday in Roseland on the South Side.

About 7:30 a.m., Robert Owens III was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body in the 10400 block of South Corliss Avenue, Chicago police said.

Owens, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding that the circumstances of the shooting were unclear.

No arrests have been reported.

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