Man shot, killed in alley in Garfield Ridge, blocks away from Midway airport, Chicago police say

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A man died after being shot in an alley in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood early Sunday, according to Chicago police.

The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. at the 5200-block of South Central Avenue near 52nd Street, a few blocks from Midway airport.

The 27-year-old man was in the alley when a black truck drove up, and an unknown number of people inside started to shoot at the man.

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The victim was shot in the right side of the chest. He later died at the hospital.

No one is in custody, Area One Detectives are investigating.

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