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2 shot, 1 fatally in Back of the Yards shootingSun-Times Wireon August 29, 2021 at 9:42 am

Two people were shot, one fatally, on Sunday in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

About 2:30 a.m., a man and woman, 42 and 26, were at a gathering outside in the 4800 block of South Justine Street when shots were fired from an unknown direction, Chicago police said.

The man was shot in the chest and back and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He has not been identified yet.

The woman suffered a graze wound to her leg and refused medical treatment, police said.

No one was in custody.

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