Lil Mikey was killed on 63rd in Chicago

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Lil Mikey, a Chicago drill rapper linked to long-running street rivalries, had recently returned from prison and was beginning to rebuild his music career before his life was cut short in a daytime shooting now under investigation

The incident unfolded when the woman with him stepped inside the store and an argument erupted nearby, prompting multiple gunshots that struck the rapper.

Emergency crews responded quickly to the South Side location but could not save him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene in what multiple accounts described as broad daylight.

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No suspects have been taken into custody as detectives work to clarify the full sequence.