Man, 18, killed in Northwest Side shooting

John Park, 18, was shot in the chest Saturday in the 5600 block of North St. Louis Avenue, police and the medical examiner’s office said.

Emergency crews are searching for a man reported missing Aug. 29, 2022, from a towing vessel in the Des Plaines river.

A man died after he was shot Saturday afternoon during an argument in North Park on the Northwest Side.

John Park, 18, was arguing with a person he knew around 2:30 p.m. when the person drew a handgun and shot him in the chest, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The shooting happened in the 5600 block of North St. Louis Avenue, according to authorities. Park was rushed to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead.

Police were speaking with a person of interest.

Area Five detectives are investigating.

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