Dimarkiss Scott fatally shot during fight near his home in Austin

Dimarkiss Scott was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side late Wednesday.

Just before midnight in the 1300 block of North Lockwood, the 23-year-old Scott got into a fight with another person. At some point, the other person pulled a gun and shot Scott repeatedly, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Scott, who lived on the same block where he died, was pronounced dead at 12:17 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Police are investigating whether the shooting might have been gang-related.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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