Crime & Safety

Man, 59, Dies After Being Shot In Head On Far South Side, CPD Says

It happened shortly after 6 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Eggleston Avenue in the Fernwood neighborhood.

(CBS Chicago)

October 28, 2026

A 59-year-old man was killed in a shooting Tuesday evening on the city's Far South Side.

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It happened shortly after 6 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Eggleston Avenue in the Fernwood neighborhood.

Chicago police said the man suffered a gunshot wound to the head from unknown gunfire.

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