Man killed in Woodlawn shooting

The 48-year-old was shot multiple times about 2:30 p.m. while in the 1400 block of West 67th Street.

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The 48-year-old was shot multiple times about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday while in the 1400 block of West 67th Street, according to Chicago police.

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A man was killed in a shooting Tuesday in Woodlawn on the South Side.

Torrence Blankenship, 48, was shot multiple times about 2:30 p.m. while in the 1400 block of West 67th Street, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests were reported.

No other information was available.

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