1 killed, another wounded in Roseland shooting

Jimmy Lee Thompson, 28, was shot in the arm and pronounced dead at a hospital. Another man, whose age was unknown, was grazed in the head and refused medical care.

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A 28-year-old man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting Aug. 13, 2022, in Roseland.

A 28-year-old man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting Aug. 13, 2022, in Roseland.

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A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side.

They were walking together about 6:05 a.m. in the 9400 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue when a person walked up to them and fired shots, Chicago police said.

Jimmy Lee Thompson, 28, was shot in the left arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police said.

The other man, whose age was unknown, was grazed on the left side of his head and declined treatment, police said.

No arrests were reported. Area Two detectives are investigating.

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