Thursday, September 22, 2016

1 dead, 1 wounded in Englewood shooting

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men were shot, one fatally, on Chicago's South Side Thursday morning.

Police responded to a report of two people wounded in a shooting in the 5500-block of South Perry Avenue in the city's Englewood neighborhood just after 4:55 a.m.

Officers found a 48-year-old man who had been shot in the mouth. He died at the scene. Authorities have not released his identity.

They also found a 35-year-old man who had been shot in the shoulder. He was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.

Police said a preliminary investigation shows the men may have been the victims of a robbery, but that has not been confirmed.

Area Central detectives are investigating the shooting. No one is in custody.

via ABC 7 Chicago.

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