Denzell Franklin fatally shot in Austin community

Denzell Franklin was killed in an Austin neighborhood shooting that left another man wounded Friday night.

Two men were standing in a yard in the 5500 block of West Corcoran Place when multiple people opened fire from a sidewalk about 10 p.m. Friday, police said.

Franklin, 23, was shot in the face and armpit and died at the scene, authorities said.

Another man, 24, walked to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.

Police took two people into custody after the shooting, but no charges have been filed as of Saturday afternoon.

Area North detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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