Chicago shooting today: Man fatally shot in Chicago Lawn backyard in 6400-block of South Fairfield Avenue; 1 in custody, CPD says
A suspect is in custody after a man was shot to death during an argument in the backyard of a South Side home early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood's 6400-block of South Fairfield Avenue just before 2:15 a.m.
A 23-year-old man was arguing with another man, 26, in a home's backyard, police said. The altercation became physical, and the 26-year-old took out a gun before shooting the 23-year-old in the chest.
The Chicago Fire Department took the victim to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Responding officers took the suspect into custody, and charges are pending.
Further information was not immediately available.
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