Man dies days after South Side robbery

A  South Shore  neighborhood man who was shot and robbed last weekend died Wednesday night.
Geremy Hoover, 24 and of the 7200 block of South Yates Avenue, was pronounced dead Wednesday at 8:49 p.m. at  John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Hoover was walking with a friend in the 7200 block of South Wentworth Avenue about 1:15 p.m. Sunday when the attacker walked up to him and asked Hoover if he could use his cell phone
After the attacker demanded Hoover empty his pockets and give him his valuables, Hoover and the companion tried to run away but the gunman fired several shots at Hoover, hitting him,.
When Hoover fell to the ground, the attacker went through his pockets and took his belongings before fleeing the scene