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Unidentified man killed in Garfield Park, shot 16 times

Police are investigating after they found a man on the sidewalk in the Garfield Park neighborhood this morning who had been shot 16 times to the body.

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Unidentified man killed in Garfield Park, shot 16 times
An unknown man was found dead on the sidewalk of the 300 block of S. Springfield Avenue near its intersection with W. Gladys Avenue. The man had been shot 16 times to the body.

CHICAGO - Police are investigating after a man was found dead in Garfield Park this morning after being shot 16 times to the body.

There's not a lot of information to go on in the case but Police said around 7:50 a.m. this morning they found a man dead on the sidewalk on the 300 block of S. Springfield in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the city's west side.

The man had reportedly been shot 16 times to the body.

He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was officially pronounced dead.

No offenders are in custody and Area Detectives are investigating.


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