CHICAGO (WLS) -- Yuri Hardy, 19, died of the wounds he sustained in a shooting in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Wednesday, his family said.
Just before 8 p.m., Hardy was walking south in the 100-block of North Central Avenue when a man walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago police. He was shot in the left leg and taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
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His cousin confirmed he died of his wounds the next day. She said he was a student at Urban Prep.
His family released a short statement, saying, "Make sure you tell the world he was a beautiful person and was the sweetest person you could have ever known."
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Chicago police are investigating the shooting.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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(Courtesy of Nakia Hudson)