Andre Hughes shot dead in Austin alley

Andre Hughes was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night in the Austin neighborhood.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired found Hughes, 30, dead in an alley in the 300 block of North Parkside Avenue about 9 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Hughes, of an unidentified home address, was dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy conducted Friday found Hughes died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

Nobody has been charged in the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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