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Pre-Dawn Shooting Kills 40-Year-Old On Near North Side Block

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Published on July 07, 2026
Pre-Dawn Shooting Kills 40-Year-Old On Near North Side BlockSource: Chicago Police Department

A 40-year-old man died after an early-morning shooting Tuesday on Chicago’s Near North Side, according to police. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, and investigators have not yet released his name.

The shooting happened around 2:10 a.m. in the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue, and the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The outlet reports that area detectives are handling the fatal shooting investigation.

Where It Happened

The 400 block of West Evergreen sits in the Near North Side community, a dense corridor of homes and businesses just northwest of downtown. Residents can track crime incidents in the neighborhood and across the city by community area through official records and a public database maintained by the city, according to City of Chicago data.

Police Response

As of the Chicago Sun-Times report, Chicago police had not released any details on a possible suspect or motive, and no arrests had been announced. Detectives in the area are leading the investigation; we have reached out to the Chicago Police Department for comment and will update this story if officials respond.