Crime & Safety

17-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Chicago Heights Park

Mikah Darko, of Chicago, is dead after a shooting near 15th and Hanover streets.

Mikah Darko, a 17-year-old Chicago man, was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park, according to Chicago Heights police.

The shooting occurred near 15th and Hanover streets Saturday night. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, after being shot a single time, according to the report

Detectives are investigating.

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