Gresham homicide: Paul Harris shot to death on Halsted

The 22-year-old man was hit in the head and body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A man was fatally shot May 13, 2020, in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street in Gresham.

A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in Gresham on the South Side.

The 22-year-old was sitting in a vehicle at 5:56 p.m. in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street when two people walked up and started shooting into the vehicle, according to Chicago police.

The man was hit in the head and body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Paul Harris. He lived in Gresham.

The shooters ran away and no arrests have been reported as Area Two detectives investigate.

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The 22-year-old man was hit in the head and body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.