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CPD SWAT Team Surrounds Auburn Gresham Home in Hunt for Car Sale Shooting Suspect

The SWAT deployment on Chicago’s Far South Side follows an overnight car-sale shooting with detectives appealing for community tips.

Overview

  • Officers responded to a report of a person shot shortly after midnight in the 7800 block of South Paulina Street.
  • Investigators say a 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head during a meetup to sell a car and later died at the hospital.
  • A witness reported seeing the suspected gunman flee into a nearby residence where SWAT officers established a perimeter.
  • CPD’s SWAT team remained on scene early Wednesday as Area Two Detectives led the ongoing investigation.
  • Police have urged anyone with information to contact CPD Area Three Detectives at 312-744-8263 or submit an anonymous tip online at CPDtip.com.