Man killed in Roseland shooting

A man was killed in a shooting Thursday afternoon on the Far South Side.

The shooting happened during a possible robbery a few minutes after 1 p.m. in the 10400 block of South Perry Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien said.

The man, 34, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died, authorities said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the man’s death, but was not releasing his identity pending notification of his family.

No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.

—Sun-Times Media Wire

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