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Man slain in Auburn Gresham

A 33-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the armpit and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Two men were shot in Humboldt Park early Saturday. — A 33-year-old man was shot to death early Saturday in Auburn Gresham.

A man was found shot to death in Auburn Gresham early Saturday, police said.

The 34-year-old was found on a sidewalk in the 7800 block of South Seeley Avenue around 12:50 a.m., Chicago police said.

He’d suffered a gunshot wound to the armpit and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as William Christopher Malcome by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one was in custody.

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