Man Killed In Shooting Near South Shore Home
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A man was shot to death less than a half-mile from his South Shore neighborhood home Wednesday morning.
The shooting happened at 11:52 a.m. at 75th Street and Yates Boulevard, police said.
Cortez Bailey, 23, of the 7600 block of South Kingston Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he died at 12:22 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
A police source said the victim had gang affiliations.
Area South detectives are investigating.
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