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Rifle Fire Kills Man in Wicker Park Alley as Witnesses Report Red SUV

The killing comes during a weekend that left two dead plus five wounded across Chicago, police say.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 1:47 a.m. to the 1500 block of North Honore Street and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in an alley near North Avenue.
  • The victim, believed to be 18 to 25 years old, was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead, and officials have not released his identity.
  • Investigators recovered four rifle shell casings at the scene, and witnesses reported a red SUV speeding out of the alley.
  • Citywide this weekend, police reported at least two people killed and five others wounded, including a fatal attack on North Central Avenue by suspects who exited a white vehicle, with no arrests reported unless otherwise noted.
  • CWB Chicago notes this is only the second shooting in Wicker Park/Bucktown this year, a lower count than at the same point in recent years.