1 killed, 1 wounded in West Town shooting

A man, 23, was found about 3:40 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head and another man, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck.

Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

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A man was found shot to death and another wounded early Friday in the West Town neighborhood.

Responding officers found Brian Hill, 23, with a gunshot wound to the head about 3:40 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was taken to St. Mary Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another man, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. He was sent to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.

Circumstances of the shooting weren’t immediately known.

No arrests were reported.

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