3 shot, 2 fatally, at South Shore home, Chicago police say

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Monday, April 21, 2025
3 shot, 2 fatally, at South Side home: CPD
A South Shore shooting in Chicago left two men dead and another injured at a home in the 7200-block of South Paxton Avenue early Sunday, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three men were shot, two fatally, at a South Side home early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

The two men who were killed have now been identified.

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Officers were on patrol when they heard gunshots fired in the South Shore area, police said.

Officers responded to a home in the 7200-block of South Paxton Avenue, where they found three gunshot victims just before 2:45 a.m.

Two men, 31 and 37, were shot multiple times, police said. The two were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

They were later identified as 31-year-old Derrick D. Harris and 37-year-old Devantel Strickland by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

A third man, 24, suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm. He was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition.

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What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.

There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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