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Chicago Detectives Probe Two Fatal South Side Killings

Police have recovered a weapon in the East Side shooting, urging witnesses to come forward as both homicide inquiries remain unsolved

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Overview

  • A 32-year-old man was stabbed multiple times inside a South Shore residence after an argument early Friday, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Witnesses told officers the stabbing victim was attacked by a known male acquaintance who fled before police arrived, and no one is in custody.
  • Just before 10 p.m. Friday, a 23-year-old man was found shot in the head inside his parked vehicle in the East Side’s 11300-block of South Avenue G and later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  • Area One detectives are leading the South Shore stabbing investigation while Area Two detectives have opened a homicide probe into the East Side shooting.
  • Chicago has experienced a summer surge in lethal violence, and police are appealing for anonymous tips online or at local precincts to help solve both homicides.