Man killed in Gage Park shooting

The 59-year-old was killed Saturday in the in the 5000 block of South Talman Avenue.

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A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in Englewood.

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A man was fatally shot Saturday in the Gage Park neighborhood.

Alfredo Garcia, 59, was standing near an alley about 5:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Talman Avenue when two people walked up to him and one began shooting, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was shot in the shoulder and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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