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17-year-old boy found shot to death in Gresham

Police found the teen on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds about 7:20 p.m. in the 1100 block of West 77th Street.

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A man was shot and killed Jan. 22, 2023 on the South Side.

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A man was found fatally shot Sunday night in Gresham on the South Side.

About 7:20 p.m., officers found Jeremiah Whisenton, 17, on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in the 1100 block of West 77th Street, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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