Man fatally shot on Englewood sidewalk was NIU student: spokesperson

A 20-year-old man who was murdered on a sidewalk last week in Englewood on the South Side has been identified.

About 4:10 p.m. on Oct. 16, Alijah Addison was leaving his sister's house in the 6900 block of South Peoria Street when he was shot, according to a family spokesperson.

Addison sustained a gunshot wound the lower back and was transported to University of Chicago Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Chicago police said.

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Alijah Addison, 20. (Photo provided by family)

Addison was a sophomore at Northern Illinois University, the spokesperson said.

Area One detectives are investigating.