John Stewart killed when argument leads to shootout in Bronzeville


An argument that led to an exchange of gunfire Thursday morning in Bronzeville left 39-year-old John Stewart dead and another man wounded.

The two men started shooting at each other during an argument about 5:10 a.m. in the 4700 block of South King Drive, according to Chicago Police.

Stewart was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived on the block where he died, authorities said.

The other man, 52, was shot in the knee and shin, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.

Police said it wasn’t clear Friday night whether criminal charges would be filed in the case.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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