Man shot in Gresham neighborhood

Another man was shot in the leg near 83rd and Morgan streets in the Gresham neighborhood about 12:20 a.m..
BEAT 613

44 YR MAN SHOT DEAD

slaying happened about 4:21 a.m. on the 1300 block of

West 87th Street

outside of the Golden Girl's Lounge, police said.

Preliminary reports stated a 44-year-old man was standing outside waiting for his girlfriend to get off work to celebrate her birthday when someone approached and shot him multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The motive does not appear to be a robbery.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 6th DISTRICT Beat 613
(Jan. 1, 2011- May 23, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 83
Robbery- 24
Gun Arrests-7