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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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2 women shot, 1 fatally, in Lawndale

A 29-year-old woman was fatally shot April 10, 2021 in Lawndale. | Sun-Times file photo

A woman was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 9:05 p.m., they were standing in the 2300 block of South Kirkland Avenue, when they heard several shots and felt a pain, Chicago police said.

One woman, 29, was struck in the back, each arm, and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released her name.

The second woman, 28, was struck in the lower right leg, and taken to the same hospital where she was stabilized.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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