Mack McClinton dies four months after being wounded in drive-by shooting near his East Garfield Park home

Jeff Mayes — Fri, 12 May 2017 12:27:36 -0500

Mack McClinton was wounded in a shooting last winter just a block from his East Garfield Park neighborhood home on the West Side. On Wednesday, the 22-year-old died from those injuries.

Mack 'Lil Mack' McClinton | Facebook

Just after 8 p.m. on Jan. 21, McClinton and a 17-year-old boy were walking out of an alley in the 300 block of South California, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A dark-colored vehicle drove past and someone inside started shooting, police said. McClinton was struck in the neck, and the boy was hit in the back.

Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where McClinton was initially listed in serious condition and the boy in good condition.

McClinton, who lived a block away from the shooting site, was pronounced dead at 10:06 p.m. Wednesday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy Thursday found he died of complications from the gunshot wound, and his death was ruled a homicide.

The Collins High alumnus was known as "Lil Mack" to friends.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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Mack McClinton dies four months after being wounded in drive-by shooting near his East Garfield Park home