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Man fatally shot in Chicago Lawn: policeSun-Times Wireon May 17, 2021 at 7:15 am

A man was fatally shot May 17, 2021, in Chicago Lawn. | Sun-Times file photo

The shooting happened in the 6300 block of South Campbell Avenue, Chicago police said.

A 24-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday morning in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side.

The man was outside with a group of people about 12:40 a.m. in the 6300 block of South Campbell Avenue when someone, possibly inside of a silver sedan, fired shots at him, Chicago police said.

He was struck in the upper chest and transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he later died, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.

There was no description of the shooter and no one in custody, according to police.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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