Raymond Griffin and Tidarrius Smith killed in drive-by while on porch on the block where they lived in West Englewood

Raymond D. Griffin and Tidarrius Smith were sitting on a porch on the block where they lived in West Englewood Tuesday morning when they were killed in a drive-by shooting.

The men sitting on a porch in the 1800 block of West 58th Street, where they both lived, about 10:45 a.m. when a dark Chevrolet drove by and a passenger fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

Griffin, 30, was shot in the neck, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 6:30 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Smith, 31, was shot in the back and was also taken to Stroger, where he died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Area South detectives are handling the homicide investigation.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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