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Man shot dead in South Shore

A 21-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the 6300 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, police said.

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A boy, 16, was shot in Chicago Lawn July 16, 2020.

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A man died after being shot in South Shore on Monday evening, police said.

Avante Holmes, 21, was found on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head about 8:10 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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

No one was in custody and detectives are investigating.

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