Man shot to death in West Englewood

The man, 26, was in a car going east near the 1300 block of West 59th Street about 4:05 p.m. when three suspects exited a dark-colored SUV and opened fire, striking him in the head and arm.

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A man was shot to death Sept. 15, 2022 on the South Side.

Sun-Times file

A man was shot to death Thursday afternoon in West Englewood on the South Side.

Christian Childs, 26, was in a car going east near the 1300 block of West 59th Street about 4:05 p.m. when three suspects exited a dark-colored SUV and opened fire, striking him in the head and arm, 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.

No one was in custody.

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