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Man Dies After Being Shot In Gang Fight

Man suffered from multiple gunshot wounds

A 26-year-old Des Plaines man died Saturday morning after he was shot multiple times in a gang fight Friday night, according to an article at Chicagotribune.com.

Eliseo Mercado, of the 200 block of Pine Street, was shot during an altercation with rival gang members that erupted in a parking lot on Pine Court and Everett Avenue around 10:15 p.m. June 22.

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