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Man dead after being shot during argument at Near South Side business

CHICAGO (WGN) – Chicago police are investigating a homicide that happened at a business Friday night on the city’s Near South Side.

Police said the incident happened at around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 1300 block of South Michigan Avenue.

A 31-year-old man got into an argument with a 32-year-old male employee at a business that turned physical when the employee pulled out a handgun, according to investigators.

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Police said a brief struggle then ensued over the gun which went off, hitting the 31-year-old man in the head.

Paramedics arrived on scene and treated the man, but officials said he ultimately died at the scene.

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The employee was taken into custody and a gun was recovered at the scene.

Charges are pending and Area Three Detectives are investigating.

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