Man fatally shot in Little Village

The man, 23, was shot in the head Saturday in the 3400 block of West 24th Street.

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A man was shot and killed Saturday in the Little Village neighborhood.

Baltazar Gonzalez Jr., 23, was standing near a sidewalk about 4:40 p.m. in the 3400 block of West 24th Street when someone fired shots, striking him in the head, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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