Crime & Safety
Basketball Game Turns Deadly At Palmer Park In Roseland
Police said a 25 year-old man was shot dead Tuesday following argument during a basketball game in the 200 block of East 111th Street.
ROSELAND — Early voting was temporarily shut down at Palmer Park Tuesday while Chicago police investigated a fatal shooting at a nearby building.
Around 11:30 a.m., a group of people were playing basketball at 200 E. 111th Street when an argument started. One man pulled out a gun and started shooting. A 25-year-old man was shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The alleged shooter, "a black male, 6'0"-6'3", wearing maroon shorts" fled, police said.
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No one was in custody Tuesday afternoon.
Around 2:30 p.m., the early voting polling place reopened, election officials said.
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