A 21-year-old man died after suffering a leg wound Monday afternoon in the West Englewood neighborhood.
The victim was identified as Cordell Brown, of the 6400 block of South Wood Street
An autopsy, scheduled for this morning, could confirm police suspicions that the bullet struck an artery in Brown's leg.
The shooting happened at about 3:05 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Winchester Avenue.
Brown was walking down the street when two gunmen got out of a car and opened fire on him.
He ran a short distance before collapsing on the street, police said. He was struck in the left leg, but bled profusely at the scene.
Investigators suspected that the shooting was gang related because the victim was a member of an area gang,.
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