Crime & Safety

One Young Man Killed, One Wounded In South Side Chicago Shooting

Two young men were shot, and one of them was killed, in the South Side's Brainerd neighborhood late Monday.

(CBS Chicago)

January 23, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two young men were shot, and one of them was killed, in the South Side's Brainerd neighborhood late Monday.

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At 5:07 p.m., the victims – ages 18 and 27 – were on the sidewalk in the 9400 block of South Throop Street when at least one person came up and shot them both, police said.

The younger man was struck in the head, neck, and leg, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died, police said.

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