Man fatally shot during argument Saturday night on Near West Side

Around 6:30 p.m., Damian Gomez, 19, was arguing with someone in the 1900 block of West Hastings Street when he was shot in the chest and shoulder, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Police tape mark the site where someone was shot.

A man was shot and killed Feb. 17, 2024 on the Near West Side.

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A man was fatally shot during an argument Saturday evening on the Near West Side.

Around 6:30 p.m., Damian Gomez, 19, was arguing with someone in the 1900 block of West Hastings Street when he was shot in the chest and shoulder, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Gomez was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died due to his injuries, police said.

No one was in custody.

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