Anthony Thorpe killed, second man wounded in Englewood shooting that may have been during robbery

Anthony Thorpe was killed and another man was seriously wounded in a shooting Thursday morning in the Englewood neighborhood.

A man was killed and another was seriously wounded early Thursday in Englewood. | Daniel Brown/Sun-Times

A man was killed and another was seriously wounded early Thursday in Englewood. | Daniel Brown/Sun-Times


The shooting happened at 4:57 a.m. in the 5500 block of South Perry, according to Chicago Police.

Thorpe, 48, was shot in the mouth, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:10 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the 500 block of West 14th Place.

Another man, 35, was shot in the shoulder and back, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

Police said the shooting might have happened during a robbery.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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