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Man fatally shot in West Pullman

Douglas Livingston, 24, was in the 12600 block of South Harvard Avenue when he was shot in his head, police and the medical examiner’s office said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood.

Douglas Livingston, 24, was standing near an alley about 7 p.m. when he was shot in his head in the 12600 block of South Harvard Avenue, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody.

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