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One person died and four others are in serious to critical condition after a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.

The Chicago Fire Department responded to reports of the shooting just before 4:45 p.m. where they pronounced one person dead at the scene, said Larry Merritt, Fire Department spokesperson.

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Paramedics took two people to University of Chicago Medical Center, one person to Mount Sinai Hospital and one person to Stroger Hospital, all suffering gunshot wounds, Merritt said.

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