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"path": "/crime/2026/05/21/police-release-picture-of-alleged-east-side-shooter-sought-in-homicide",
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"textContent": "<p>Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the alleged shooter who shot three men, one fatally, earlier this month in the East Side neighborhood.</p><p>A picture of the suspected gunman, who they want to identify, was released Wednesday by Chicago police. </p><p>Lisandrio Rios Ortiz, 28, died Monday night of a gunshot wound to the flank, a Wednesday autopsy determined, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p><p>A gunman opened fire on Ortiz and two other men on May 11 about 5:40 p.m. in the 9900 block of South Ewing Avenue, Chicago police said.</p><p>Ortiz, of the 9600 block of Avenue M, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Monday at 9:40 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.</p><p>Two other men, 41 and 52, were shot in the abdomen. The younger man was in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn while the 52-year-old man was listed in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said at the time.</p><p>No arrests have been made.</p><p>Anyone with information about the person pictured should reach out to Area 2 detectives at (312) 747-8271 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and use reference RD # JK250868.<br></p>",
"title": "Police release picture of alleged East Side shooter sought in homicide",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-21T19:38:47.622Z"
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