Chicago auto shop shooting leaves man dead and another injured

A man was fatally shot after a confrontation inside an auto shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighbourhood on Monday afternoon.

According to Chicago police and a source familiar with the matter, the brawl began just after noon inside Cervantes Mufflers and Brakes, located at 2102 S. Washtenaw Avenue.

A 38-year-old man was shot many times in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died. A 49-year-old man was battered, received facial injuries, and was brought to St Anthony’s Hospital in uncertain condition.

Area Four detectives are investigating the shooting.

No arrests have been announced by the police. It was not immediately clear how the brawl began or how many people were engaged.

The victim has yet to be recognised by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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