Man found fatally shot in Chatham apartment building

The victim, found early Tuesday morning, hasn’t been identified.

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The man’s body was found in the stairwell of a building in the 7900 block of South Rhodes Avenue just after midnight.

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A man was found fatally shot in a Chatham apartment building early Tuesday, police said.

The man, who hasn’t been identified, was found in the rear stairwell of an apartment complex in the 7900 block of South Rhodes Avenue just after midnight.

He suffered several gunshot wounds to his body, and police estimates his age to be between 18 and 25.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.

No one is in custody; detectives are investigating.

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