Crime News Chicago

Person fatally shot in Brighton Park

The person, only identified by police as a male, was near an alley about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 4600 block of South Washtenaw Avenue when he was shot in the chest, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime scene tape appears behind a black wire fence. — Crime scene tape. | Sun-Times file

A person was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The person, identified by police as a male, was near an alley about 2:15 p.m. in the 4600 block of South Washtenaw Avenue when he suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests were reported, and no other information was available.

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