CHICAGO (WLS) -- An aspiring mixed martial arts fighter is shot dead on Chicago's South Side.
Police say 28-year-old Travis Allen was gunned down Wednesday morning outside his Englewood home.
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The father of three was sitting in a parked car with friends in the 5700-block of South Emerald at 10:54 a.m.
A family member says two men walked up to the vehicle fired shots and ran.
Allen and three others ran, too. But Allen was struck multiple times in the torso.
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Police say Allen was in a gang. But his family denies that.
Allen was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:32 a.m., police said.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.