Man shot to death in Englewood

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

Chaseton London Walker, 26, was standing outside about 1:45 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Carpenter Street when he heard gunshots and realized he’d been struck in the chest, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office..

Walker, who lived Des Plaines, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:21 p.m., authorities said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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