Manuel Vega dies two days after being shot with another man in a parking lot in Brighton Park

Jeff Mayes — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:12:23 -0600

Manuel Vega and another man were wounded in a shooting in the Brighton Park neighborhood shooting early Sunday. Vega died at a hospital two days later.

The men were in an argument with a third male at 4:57 a.m. in a parking lot in the 3300 block of West 47th Street when a fourth male walked up, pulled out a gun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

Vega, 23, of the 5100 block of South Kolin, was shot in the head and neck; and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:39 a.m. Tuesday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The other man, 30, suffered gunshot wounds to the left shoulder and forearm; and was also taken to Mount Sinai, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

No suspects were in custody as of late Friday afternoon.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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Manuel Vega dies two days after being shot with another man in a parking lot in Brighton Park