Taurus Williams fatally shot in Morgan Park area

Scene where man was fatally shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski
Scene where Taurus Williams was fatally shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski

Taurus Moe Williams was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood.

Two groups were gathered near South Homewood Avenue and West 111th Street when shots were fired about 4:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. One of the bullets struck Williams, 23, in the chest, authorities said.

After the shooting, the groups ran in different directions and emergency crews found Williams on the ground.

Williams, of the 300 block of West 100th Street, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was declared dead at 5:37 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area South detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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