A 31-year-old man died early Friday after he was found shot on East Garfield Boulevard in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Officers discovered him unresponsive late Thursday and rushed him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Officials have not released the victim’s name.
What Happened
Chicago police responded around 8:40 p.m. Thursday to reports of a person shot in the first block of East Garfield Boulevard and found a 31-year-old man lying on the ground, unresponsive, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The Cook County medical examiner’s office pronounced him dead at about 1 a.m. Friday, the outlet reports.
Hospital Response
The University of Chicago Medical Center serves as a primary trauma hub for the South Side and regularly handles gunshot and other critical injuries. Its patient-information pages list the main adult hospital and emergency services. Medical staff at the center typically stabilize severely wounded patients before the Cook County medical examiner is notified, according to UChicago Medicine.
Investigation
No arrests have been reported and the Cook County medical examiner has not released the victim’s name, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Police did not immediately offer details about a suspect or a possible motive as detectives continued their investigation.
Neighborhood Context
The first block of East Garfield Boulevard and surrounding streets have seen other recent shootings and robberies, including a gas station robbery that left a man critically wounded, as reported by CBS Chicago. The latest death adds to a steady stream of violent incidents on the South Side and is likely to remain under close review as investigators work to develop leads.
