1 dead, 1 wounded in Garfield Ridge shooting

Two men were near South Nashville Avenue and West Archer Avenue when they were shot, police said. The surviving man is in good condition at a hospital.

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One man is dead and another wounded after a shooting in Garfield Ridge on Monday night, police said.

The men, 22 and 20, were leaving a convenience store near South Nashville Avenue and West Archer Avenue when someone in a dark-colored Jeep shot into their car, according to Chicago police.

Both men were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where Emilio Diaz was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The 20-year-old was listed in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left leg, police said.

No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating.

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