Chicago shooting: Man found shot in head, killed inside vehicle in Back of the Yards, police say

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.

Officers responded to a call asking for a well-being check on Monday at about 7 p.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood's 4100 block of South Ashland Avenue, police said. They found an unresponsive 48-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head.

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The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

Police said a weapon was recovered from the scene. No one is in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.

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