Alexander Villafane, 39, dies after Little Village shooting

Alexander Villafane died after being shot Sunday in the Little Village neighborhood.

Villafane, 39, was standing next to a vehicle in the 3500 block of West 24th Street when a minivan drove past and somebody inside opened fire about 12:50 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.

Villafane, of the 2300 block of South St. Louis Avenue, was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was declared dead at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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