Man slain in Greater Grand Crossing drive-by

The man, 29, was shot and killed in the 7200 block of South University Avenue, police said.

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A man was shot and killed in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood late Monday, police said.

Travon D. Harris, 29, was standing on a sidewalk in the 7200 block of South University Avenue when someone in a gray Nissan fired shots, hitting him in the head and abdomen around 11:20 p.m., according to Chicago police.

Harris, of the 3700 block of South Wells Street, was dead on the scene, according to police.

No one was arrested and Area 1 detectives are investigating.

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