Police are questioning someone in connection with the shooting death of a 45-year-old man in a South Loop alley Sunday morning.
The man, whose identity has not yet been released by the Cook County medical examiner’s office, was shot in the 1800 block of South Michigan Avenue about 10 a.m. Sunday.
Witnesses told police they heard an argument before the gunfire. It’s not clear how the person of interest came to be in police custody.
Residents who said they lived in the surrounding buildings congregated across the street Sunday morning sharing what little information they could glean from the police.
One man, who declined to give his name but said he lives in a building adjacent to the alley, said new security cameras were installed facing the alley about six months ago. He said there had been some break-ins of garages facing the alley, which were caught on video, but the old cameras did not have high enough resolution to help police conclusively identify the offenders.
The man also said the building’s security company was preparing to help police review the surveillance video with the hope that the shooting also was captured.
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