Aaron Perez killed, second 18-year-old man wounded while walking in South Lawndale

Jeff Mayes — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:30:23 -0600

An 18-year-old man who died after being shot while walking Tuesday afternoon in the South Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side has been identified as Aaron Perez.

About 2:15 p.m., Perez and another 18-year-old man were walking north in the 2300 block of South Whipple when they heard gunfire, according to Chicago Police.

Both were hit, and were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where Perez was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound to the head at 2:56 p.m., authorities said.

The other man was shot in the shoulder and back. His condition was stabilized, according to police.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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Aaron Perez killed, second 18-year-old man wounded while walking in South Lawndale