Foreman High senior Travis Harris shot to death on the block where he lived in South Austin

High school senior Travis R. Harris was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

Harris, 18, was found at 4:23 p.m. lying on the ground in the 4900 block of West End Avenue, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Harris had been shot in the torso and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5 p.m., authorities said. He lived on the same block as the shooting.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help offset funeral expenses for Harris, who was a senior at Foreman High School, and an employee of Home Run Inn.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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