Man killed, woman wounded in Rogers Park drive-by shooting

The two were walking about 1:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Devon Avenue when someone in a black sedan drove by and an occupant began shooting.

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A man was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting early Sunday in Rogers Park.

Deric Balark Jr., 30, and a 20-year-old woman were walking about 1:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Devon Avenue when someone in a black sedan drove by and an occupant fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Balark Jr. suffered 10 gunshot wounds throughout his body and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

The woman was shot in the leg and taken to the same hospital, where she was listed in good condition, according to police.

No arrests were made.

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