Crime News Metro/State

Man fatally shot in Rogers Park

The man, 23, was found with gunshot wounds to the chest and leg about 1:50 a.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of West Greenleaf Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Three men were wounded by gunfire July 4, 2020, in the 8300 block of South Kingston Avenue.

A man was shot to death early Sunday in Rogers Park on the Far North Side.

Officers responding to a shots fired call about 1:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Greenleaf Avenue found Antonio Barrera, 23, on the ground with gunshot wounds to the chest and leg, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken in critical condition to St. Francis Hospital, where he died due to his injuries, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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