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Man fatally shot in West Rogers Park: policeSun-Times Wireon May 12, 2021 at 3:56 am

A man was fatally shot May 11, 2021 in West Rogers Park. | Sun-Times file photo

The man was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle in the 6000 block of North California Avenue when a male approached on foot and fired shots, Chicago police said.

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot Monday night in West Rogers Park on the North Side, police say.

The man was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle about 6:50 p.m. in the 6000 block of North California Avenue when a male approached on foot and fired shots, Chicago police said.

He was struck in the neck and taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified him.

No one is in custody, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating the shooting.

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