Crime News Chicago

Man, 19, fatally shot in Garfield Park

He was found with multiple gunshot wounds about 11:25 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Jackson Boulevard, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Red crime scene tape is seen lit up from a car’s headlights.

A man was found fatally shot late Sunday in the Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Damien Johnson, 19, was found with multiple gunshot wounds about 11:25 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Jackson Boulevard, according to police.

He was taken to Norwegian American Hospital where he died.

No one is in custody, police said.

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