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69-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Chicago’s Burnside Neighborhood

Investigators have questioned a person of interest in a domestic-related homicide probe

Overview

  • Officers arrived around 2 a.m. Thursday at a residence on the 9200 block of South Dobson Avenue following reports of a shooting
  • A family member found the 69-year-old victim unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene
  • Chicago police have classified the incident as possibly domestic-related and assigned Area Two detectives to the investigation
  • A person of interest has been interviewed but no arrests have been made and the Cook County medical examiner has not identified the victim
  • The case reflects ongoing challenges with gun violence on Chicago’s South Side and underscores efforts by local authorities to address domestic-related shootings