The shooting happened in the Bronzeville neighborhood's 700 block of East 38th Place at about 6:35 a.m., police said.
Police said a 34-year-old man was outside when a red sedan pulled up. An offender, identified only as male, got out of the sedan and opened fire. He then got back into the sedan, which fled eastbound.
The victim, shot in the neck and chest, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No other injuries were reported and no one was in custody, police said. Area One detectives are investigating.
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