CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man has been killed and another wounded in a shooting in the Marquette Park neighborhood Saturday night, Chicago police said.
The shooting occurred at 9:41 p.m. in the 7100-block of South Artesian Avenue, police said. Two men, ages 18 and 59, were standing on the sidewalk when a man walked up to them an opened fire.
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The 18-year-old man was shot in the back and chest and was transported to a hospital where he later died, police said. He has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Tavion Roberson.
The 59-year-old man was wounded in the side and transported to Advocate Christ Hospital in serious condition.
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Police are investigating and no one is in custody. Detectives are trying to figure out if this was a targeted shooting, or something completely random.
Saturday night, family members of the victims arrived at the scene. It was incredibly emotional and many were crying and yelling.