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CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man was killed and another was injured after an awning collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side. Firefighters furiously shoveled snow as fast as they could and simultaneously scrambled to saw through the collapsed canopy at Club Hawthorne Chicago, 11203 Corliss Avenue. "The canopy had approximately a foot and a half of snow that accumulated on top," said Jamar Sullivan, Chicago Fire Dept. District Chief of Special Operations. Rescuers were desperate to get to a man trapped underneath metal, wood and heavy snow. They...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One man was killed and another was injured after an a canopy collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the man killed as 54-year-old Randy Pate Sr. and ruled his death an accident. His death was caused by multiple injuries as a result of "compression by awning and snow." Chicago police said Thursday they are investigating Pate's death as an accident. Still in shock, Pate's family said they want the off-track betting site to be held accountable as they began making fun...