57-year-old man shot to death during altercation on Chicago's West Side

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CHICAGO - A 57-year-old man was fatally shot during an altercation in West Garfield Park Sunday morning.

The shooting occurred in the 400 block of South Pulaski.

At about 4:43 a.m., the victim was in a verbal altercation with an unknown offender, when the offender produced a handgun and began firing multiple times at the victim.

The victim suffered multiple gunshots to the body and was pronounced dead on the scene.

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The offender entered a vehicle and fled the scene.

No one is in custody.

Area Four detectives are investigating.