Englewooder fatally shot while helping his wounded wife

A husband attempting to defend his recently stabbed wife was fatally shot early Friday in the South Side’s Englewood neighborhood.

Michael Tyner, 32, of the 2200 block of West Marquette Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:09 a.m. at Saint Bernard Hospital, said the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Police said Tyner was shot in the chest. An autopsy is scheduled for later Friday.

About 12:50 a.m., a 32-year-old woman was stabbed in the ear during an argument with another woman in the 6400 block of South Justine Street. Tyner then came to the aid of his recently stabbed wife and was fatally shot by a 22-year-old man, police said.

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