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Two Questioned In Fatal Avalon Park Home Invasion

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Two people are being questioned after a man was killed and two others injured when gunfire erupted during a home invasion Tuesday afternoon in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood.

Police said at least one person forced their way into a home in the 8000 block of South Dante Avenue about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Gunfire erupted at some point during the break-in and 28-year-old Antinino Walker was shot multiple times, authorities said.

Walker, of the 6500 block of South Champlain Avenue, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 9:17 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken in good condition to Jackson Park Hospital, police said. And a 24-year-old man, who police said was the intended victim of the home invasion, was shot in the neck and taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital.

As of Thursday morning, two people were being questioned in connection with the shooting, but no charges had been filed, police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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