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Back of the Yards shooting leaves 1 dead, another wounded

By Will Hager
Published  March 9, 2026 5:12am CDT
Back of the Yards
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 19-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting while sitting in a parked car early March 9. 
    • Police say two gunmen got out of a dark sedan, opened fire, and fled the scene.

CHICAGO - A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Monday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

What we know:

Two men, 19 and 20, were parked around 12:44 a.m. near 50th and Justine streets when a dark-colored sedan pulled up and two people got up and started shooting at them, according to police.

The 19-year-old was shot several times and died at the scene. As of Monday morning, he had not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office. The 20-year-old was shot in the back and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

Area One detectives are investigating.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.

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