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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sun-Times Wire

1 killed, 4 wounded in Lawndale shooting: police

Chicago Police investigate the scene where multiple people were shot, Aug. 4, 2019, in the 4200 block of West 18th Street, in the Lawndale neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting Sunday in Lawndale on the West side, police said.

Five people were shot about 3:43 a.m. in the 4200 block of West 18th Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

One person succumbed to their wounds, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details on the death.

The other four victims were being treated at local hospitals and were in conditions ranging from good to fair, police said. No further information was immediately available.

Witnesses were not cooperating with Area Central detectives, police said.

About two hours earlier, four men and three women were wounded in a shooting in Douglas Park.

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