Man, 26, Dies After Gold Coast Shooting

A 26-year old man has died after being gunned down in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood Wednesday night. 

Police say the man was in the 1200 block of N. Clark Street near the Chicago Transit Authority’s Clark and Division Red Line stop around 8 p.m. when someone drove up, got out of a vehicle and started firing. 

Some witnesses report seeing the suspect shoot the man before the man then yelled something at the gunman. The gunman then reportedly shot the 26-year-old several more times

“I heard five, if not six shots,” Gold Coast resident Jeff McPherson said. “Actually I thought it was fireworks, I had no idea it was gunshots. Until I got to the corner and I saw the man down in the street, in the middle of the street. He was trying to run across the street when they shot him.” 

The man, whose identity has not been released, was transported in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he later was pronounced dead. 

Police say the man was a documented gang member and convicted felon out on parole. 

No one is in custody as police continue to investigate the shooting.

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