Man shot and killed in Austin identified as 32-year-old

CHICAGO - A 32-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday in Austin on the West Side.

The man was with a male suspect about 7:04 p.m. in the first block of South Leamington Avenue when the male shot him in the chest, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man as Jerry Montgomery, who lived in Austin.

Area Four detectives are investigating.