Derrick McIntyre killed in South Shore shooting

Derrick McIntyre was fatally shot in the South Shore neighborhood Tuesday morning.

McIntyre, 26, was shot in the chest in the 7800 block of South Coles Avenue about 10:10 a.m., authorities said.

McIntyre, who lived on the block, was declared dead less than an hour later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

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

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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