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Man fatally shot in West Englewood

A 47-year-old man was struck by gunfire in the 6300 block of South Marshfield Avenue on Saturday afternoon.

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

Carley Draper, 47, was in the 6300 block of South Marshfield Avenue about 3:35 p.m. when someone fired shots, 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 and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He hasn’t been identified.

No arrests have been made.

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