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Nov 20, 2008 11:27 pm US/Central

Man Fatally Shot Leaving Gang Member's Funeral

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― A 29-year-old man was killed late Thursday after being shot leaving a gang member's funeral in the Southwest Side's Gage Park neighborhood, police said.

The shooting happened at 7:41 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Kedzie Avenue, according to police News Affairs.

The man was leaving a funeral home parking lot following a gang member's funeral when someone fired shots, striking the man. The shooter then fled the scene, police said.

Neal Zarei, of 4623 S. Winchester Ave., was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital of Cook County at 8:17 p.m., a Cook County Medical Examiner's spokesman said.

Police said the shooting was gang-related but no one was in custody at 5:30 a.m. Friday.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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