Donatello Herrera, 35, fatally shot on Near West Side

BY GEORGE SLEFO
Sun-Times Media

Donatello Herrera was fatally shot early Wednesday after he finished work at a Near West Side fast-food restaurant.

Herrera, 35, was standing on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of South Western Avenue a gunman inside a passing SUV opened fire about 1:15 a.m., authorities said.

Herrera, of the 3200 block of South Wallace Street, was struck in the abdomen area and died at short time later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.

After the shooting, police were investigating a bus stop shelter, where shattered glass was scattered across the sidewalk.

A manager at a nearby Burger King said Herrera had just finished work at the eatery. Other employees said Herrera had worked at the restaurant for about six months and took the bus home after his night shift.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

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