Man dies after found shot on sidewalk in Garfield Park

The 26-year-old was shot in the lower back about 6:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue.

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A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Englewood.

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A man has died after he was found Friday night lying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound in West Garfield Park.

The 26-year-old was shot in the lower back about 6:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

He was identified as Gabriel Baker by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No one was in custody.

No other information was available.

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