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Man Killed In South Chicago Shooting

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A man was shot and killed about two blocks from his home in the South Chicago neighborhood Monday evening.

He was found shot in the abdomen and lying in a doorway in the 2500 block of East 84th Street about 6:05 p.m., police said.

Jareem Jackson, 22, of the 8300 block of South Colfax Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m., a representative for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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