55-year-old Willie Shaw shot to death during argument in Bronzeville

Willie Shaw was shot to death during an argument early Wednesday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.

Chicago Police investigate a shooting early Wednesday in the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove. | Network Video Productions

Chicago Police investigate a shooting early Wednesday in the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove. | Network Video Productions


The 55-year-old Shaw was arguing with another person at 12:51 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The other person pulled a gun at some point and shot him in the leg.

Shaw was Taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office. He lived in the nearby Kenwood neighborhood.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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