Alexander Velazquez died Friday of wounds he suffered in a West Elsdon neighborhood shooting early Tuesday, and police have a suspect in custody on the Southwest Side.
Police investigate early Tuesday after a man was shot in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side. | Network Video Productions
About 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, the 21-year-old Velazquez was standing on a corner in the 5800 block of South Pulaski when he shouted gang slogans at a vehicle and threw a can at it, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Someone in the vehicle then opened fire, striking him in the head, police said.
Velazquez was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, and died there at 3:19 p.m. Friday, authorities said. He lived in the 3800 block of West 58th Place.
The suspected shooter, a 28-year-old man, drove off after the shooting, but was later taken into custody in the 6300 block of South Whipple, police said.
No charges had been filed as of Saturday afternoon.
--Chicago Sun-Times Wire