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Man Shot, Killed In Altgeld Gardens Fight

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A man was shot and killed during a fight Sunday night in the Far South Side Altgeld Gardens neighborhood, police said.

The man, 29, was fighting with several people in the 600 block of East 133rd Street when a male shooter pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest, police said.

Police described the melee as a large street fight.

Nicholas Jackson, 29, of 640 E. 133rd St., was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

No one was in custody early Monday, police said.

Calumet Area detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2010. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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