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21-year-old man fatally shot in Burnside: policeSun-Times Wireon May 2, 2021 at 9:08 am

A man was fatally shot May 1, 2021 in Burnside. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

The man was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle traveling in the 800 block of East 87th Place when someone fired shots in his direction, according to Chicago police.

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night while riding in a vehicle in Burnside on the South Side.

About 11:15 p.m., the man was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle traveling in the 800 block of East 87th Place when someone fired shots in his direction, Chicago police said.

The man was struck three times in the head and twice in the arm, police said. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.

The driver of the vehicle was unable to provide any information on the shooter, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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