A Tuesday evening shooting on Chicago's Far South Side left an 18-year-old man dead and again put a familiar East Side block under police lights, authorities said. The gunfire broke out just before 7 p.m. in the 10000 block of South Avenue M in the East Side neighborhood. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Chicago police say detectives have opened a homicide investigation.
According to CBS Chicago, police said the man was shot in the head and that his identity had not been released as of Tuesday night. The outlet reported that officers shared few details about what led up to the shooting, and that Area detectives were handling the case. The station noted its story was updated Tuesday evening.
Previous incidents on Avenue M
The 10000 block of South Avenue M has seen deadly violence before, highlighting how trouble has repeatedly returned to some corners of the Far South Side. Reporting by the Chicago Sun-Times in 2020 detailed a shootout in the same block that left two people dead and two wounded, and earlier Sun-Times coverage in 2017 documented a killing there.
What officials say now
Police have not released the victim's name or described a possible motive, and they have not said whether any suspects were in custody, per CBS Chicago. Detectives remain at work on the case, and as of Tuesday night, the department had not provided additional details. This story will be updated if police release more information.
