Man fatally shot in Chatham identified

Latrelle S. Falls, 22, was in a parking lot in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he was struck by gunfire about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.

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A man who was fatally shot Wednesday evening in a parking lot in the South Side’s Chatham neighborhood has been identified, officials said Thursday.

About 5:10 p.m., Latrelle S. Falls, 22, was near a parking lot in the 8700 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he was struck by gunfire, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Falls, of the 1500 block of East 76th Place, was pronounced dead at 5:57 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said.

The shooter was not in custody.

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