A 64-year-old man lost his life in a sudden burst of gunfire on Chicago's South Side, authorities said Tuesday. The deadly shooting occurred in the Pill Hill neighborhood within Calumet Heights, specifically on the 9100 block of South Stony Island Avenue, around 9 p.m. Monday night.

As per the Chicago Police, the unidentified victim was casually standing on the sidewalk when an assailant approached on foot and unleashed a deadly spray of bullets, striking the man in the head and chest, the tragic regularity of violence in Chicago rearing its head once more in an area all too familiar with its echo. According to the Chicago Tribune, the man was pronounced dead on the scene, his final moments spent on the same pavement he likely walked numerous times before.

The shooter, described only as a male suspect, reportedly fled the scene heading west, no arrests have been made in connection to this incident. WLS reported that the Chicago Police's Area Two detectives are on the case, gathering evidence and seeking out any potential witnesses as part of their ongoing investigation into yet another eruption of gun violence in the city.