Man killed in Lawndale shooting

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A 37-year-old man died two days after being shot in the Lawndale neighborhood late Tuesday on the West Side.

Tyshun James was shot in the head about 10:30 p.m. near his home in the 2200 block of South Kirkland, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

James was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Police did not have more details on the circumstances of the shootings. No one was in custody Sunday night.

Twelve other people were shot in Chicago on Tuesday.

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