Drequan Archie killed in South Shore shooting

Drequan Archie was killed in a South Shore shooting that left another man wounded Wednesday afternoon.

The men were in the 2100 block of East 79th Street when two other people approached and one of them opened fire about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Archie, 20, of the 1300 block of East 93rd Street, was struck and died at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other man was shot in the leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment, police said.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area South detectives are investigating if the shooting is gang related.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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