Shooting today in South Shore, Chicago: Police report man killed and injured in the 2100 block of East 71st Street

CHICAGO (WLS) — According to Chicago police, one man is dead and another injured after a shooting on the city’s south side Monday evening.

Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 6:45 p.m. in the 2100 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood.

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Two men, ages 53 and 74, were standing near an alley when someone fired shots, police said.

The 53-year-old man with the gunshot wound to the back was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The 74-year-old man, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body, was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.

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