A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in an alley in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said. The gunfire erupted shortly before 10 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Polk Street. The victim was struck multiple times and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Area 4 detectives are investigating, and police said no arrests have been made.
The initial account of the incident was published by the Chicago Sun-Times, which identified the report as a Sun-Times Wire dispatch and said the information came from police and a fire department spokesperson. The Sun-Times also noted the victim remained unidentified in its initial report.
Holiday weekend violence on the West Side
The shooting comes after a July Fourth weekend mass shooting in nearby West Garfield Park that wounded seven people, mostly teenagers, at a large gathering, according to CBS Chicago. Neighbors and violence-intervention workers told reporters those “takeover” block gatherings have repeatedly strained the neighborhood this summer.
Citywide picture and local response
City reporters noted that, despite an overall dip in holiday weekend violence, pockets of the West Side have continued to see shootings, per a Chicago Sun-Times analysis. Chicago police have not released the victim’s name, and the investigation remains active with Area 4 detectives handling the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Chicago police as detectives continue to process the scene and follow leads. This story will be updated as officials release new details.
