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Man shot and killed in New City

The man, 40, was on the street about 5:25 p.m. when someone in a car drove up and began shooting.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 40-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday in the New City neighborhood on the South Side.

Maurice Beard was on the street about 5:25 p.m. in the 2100 block of West 52nd Place when someone approached in a vehicle and began shooting, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Beard suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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