32-year-old man shot in head, killed in Fuller Park

Police investigate a shooting about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in the 5200 block of South Wells Street. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

A 32-year-old man was killed in a shooting early Wednesday in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side.

Labriel Lee was sitting in the front seat of a vehicle when someone walked up and spoke with him before firing shots at 12:43 a.m. in the 5200 block of South Wells, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Lee suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 3 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the Englewood neighborhood.

Police investigate a shooting about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in the 5200 block of South Wells St. in Chicago. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

The shooter, who had a concealed carry permit, was taken into custody, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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