Man shot to death in Back of the Yards

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A 19-year-old man who had been shot in the back of the head was found lying unresponsive in an alley in the 5300 block of South Hermitage early Wednesday, March 23, 2016. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

A 19-year-old man was shot to death early Wednesday in the Back of Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

Officers called to perform a well-being check at 12:24 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Hermitage found the victim lying unresponsive in the alley, according to Chicago Police.

Armani Dickinson of the 13000 block of South Ellis had suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:39 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Technicians with Allied Services remove the body of a 19-year-old man who was shot in the head in the 5300 block of South Hermitage early Wednesday, March 23, 2016. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Technicians with Allied Services remove the body of a 19-year-old man who was shot in the head in the 5300 block of South Hermitage early Wednesday, March 23, 2016. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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