1 dead, 1 wounded in shootout after robbery attempt in Cicero

A teenager was killed and another person was wounded in a shootout Wednesday afternoon in Cicero, after a robbery attempt during a social media marketplace sale, police said.

Around 3:20 p.m., Cicero police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of South 58th Avenue.

An investigation determined two teens had met after arranging the sale of an item through a social media marketplace. But the sale did not go through, and as the seller was walking away, the other teen came up to him, and the two began struggling over the item…

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