On the morning of December 9, 2019, at approximately 8:40 a.m., 31-year-old Alton D. Ellis was walking with his 18-month-old son in the 6200 block of South Mozart Street in Chicago's South Side neighborhood of Chicago Lawn. An unidentified 24-year-old man approached Ellis on foot and opened fire, striking him in the chest and torso. Despite his injuries, Ellis returned fire, hitting the assailant in both thighs. Tragically, both men succumbed to their injuries: Ellis was transported to Holy Cros
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