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Tonight's shooting took place about a block from this landmark sign in Uptown. | Google |
Witnesses heard a half-dozen shots fired around 5:35 p.m. and some onlookers saw a suspected shooter run from the scene. He is described as black and wearing a white du-rag with a red shirt and black pants. Two witnesses said he ran northbound from the scene.
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Shell casings were recovered at location 1; a fired bullet was found at location 2, police said |
Police said six shell casings were found in an alley behind the 900 block of West Eastwood and the remnants of a ricocheted bullet were found nearby.
Tonight’s shooting is the 18th of the year for Uptown, which had suffered 27 shootings at the same time last year.
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