Man's death 19 years after Chicago shooting ruled homicide

CHICAGO (AP) - A man's death more than 19 years after he was shot on Chicago's South Side has been ruled a homicide.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office reports that 40-year-old Antonio Terrell Creamer died Sept. 20 in hospice care due to complications of a "remote gunshot wound involving the spine."

The Chicago Tribune reports the medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide.

The medical examiner's office says Creamer was shot on Aug. 24, 1999, in the West Woodlawn neighborhood.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com