Overview
- The shooting occurred around 2:14 a.m. Sunday in the backyard of a home on the 6400 block of South Fairfield Avenue in Chicago Lawn.
- Police say an argument turned physical before 26-year-old Maynor Vasquez Gomez allegedly shot the 23-year-old man in the chest.
- The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
- Gomez was taken into custody about an hour after the shooting, according to police.
- Authorities have not disclosed a motive or identified additional suspects as the investigation continues.