Bruce Smith fatally shot during argument on block where he lived in Back of the Yards

An argument in a Back of the Yards street early Wednesday led to the death of Bruce E. Smith, who was shot on the block where he lived.

Smith, 51, was arguing with another man in the 5100 block of South Honore at 12:35 a.m. when that man pulled out a gun and shot him, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Officers found Smith lying in the street, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, authorities said.

Smith, who lived on the same block, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m., authorities said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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