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Man Fatally Shot Tuesday Morning In Pilsen Drive-By, Police Say

At 10:44 a.m., the 36-year-old man was walking in the 2200 block of South Leavitt Street when he was shot multiple times, police said.

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PILSEN —A 36-year-old man was killed in a shooting Tuesday morning in Pilsen, police said.

At 10:44 a.m., a man was walking in the 2100 block of South Leavitt Street when a red, two-door car drove by and someone inside fired multiple shots, police said.

The man was shot multiple times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area Central Detectives are investigating, police said. 

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