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Jul 20, 2008 3:23 pm US/Central

Drive-By Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Hurt

CHICAGO (STNG) ― Two men were shot -- one fatally -- in a drive-by early Sunday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 5600 block of South Winchester Avenue, according to police News Affairs Officer John Henry. 


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The men were outside when someone inside a vehicle shot them, according to Wentworth Area detectives.

One victim suffered a gunshot wound to the arm and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in "stable" condition and the other was unresponsive on the scene, according to Henry.

The dead man was identified as Bennie Ross, 18, of 5818 S. Honore St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He was shot at 5614 S. Winchester Ave., according to the medical examiner's office. Ross was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital of Cook County at 1:08 a.m.

An autopsy Sunday revealed Ross died from a gunshot wound to the neck. His death has been ruled a homicide, the medical examiner's office said.

Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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