James Sweeten killed in East Side shooting

Scene where James Sweeten was shot / Photo by Brian Jackson
Scene where James Sweeten was shot / Photo by Brian Jackson

James Sweeten was killed in an East Side shooting that left another man wounded Friday evening.

Sweeten, 26, was in the 10600 block of South Avenue O with a 23-year-old man when a gunman walked out from a gangway and shot both men about 4:45 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Sweeten, of the 9800 block of South Avenue L, was shot in the chest died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said.

The other man was shot in the chest and left arm, police said. He was also taken to Christ Medical Center for treatment.

The gunman ran away after the shooting and nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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