Man killed in Garfield Ridge shooting

Gustavo Suarez, 27, was in an alley in the 5200 block of South Central Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when someone in a black truck opened fire, striking him in the chest.

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A man was killed in a shooting Sunday, in Garfield Ridge.

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A man was shot to death Sunday morning in Garfield Ridge on the Southwest Side.

About 2:30 a.m., the man, 27, was in an alley in the 5200 block of South Central Avenue when a black truck approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

He was identified as Gustavo Suarez by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

There was no one in custody.

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