Paul Cruz | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/paul-cruz/Latest news about Paul Cruzen-usTue, 22 Nov 2016 09:37:24 -0600Paul Cruz shot to death in drive-by near his home in East Sidehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/11/22/paul-cruz-shot-to-death-in-drive-by-near-his-home-in-east-side/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/2074.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>A man fatally shot Sunday evening near his home in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side has been identified as 31-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/paul-cruz/">Paul Cruz</a>.</p> <p>Cruz was outside just after 5 p.m. in the 10300 block of South Avenue M when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>Cruz was shot in the abdomen and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:29 p.m., authorities said. He lived a block away in the 10300 block of South Avenue L.</p> <p>A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/306gciw">GoFundMe page</a> has been set up to help with funeral expenses for Cruz, who had one young daughter.</p> <p><em>--Chicago Sun-Times Wire</em></p> Jeff MayesTue, 22 Nov 2016 09:37:24 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2016/11/22/paul-cruz-shot-to-death-in-drive-by-near-his-home-in-east-side/Paul Cruz