Police witness man fatally shot on Near West Side: CPD

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A man was fatally shot early Sunday in the Near West Side, according to police.

About 2:40 a.m., officers were investigating after hearing gunshots and when they arrived at Walnut and Leavitt, they saw a suspect fire shots at a man before getting inside grey car and driving off, Chicago police said.

The man, 28, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the back and was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name hasn’t been released.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

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