Vuan Evans killed and two other men injured when shots fired in South Shore


Vuan Evans was killed and two other men were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in South Shore.

Just after 9 a.m., the three men were standing outside in the 2600 block of East 74th Place when someone walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago Police.

Evans, 25, was taken to South Shore Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 3100 block of South Cheltenham Place.

A 29-year-old man shot in the back was taken to Stroger Hospital and remained in critical condition early Thursday. Police initially said that man had also died.

A 50-year-old man was taken to Jackson Park Hospital. He was in good condition and was expected to be released, police said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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