South Side man shot to death in Burnham

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A South Side man died after he was shot late Tuesday in south suburban Burnham.

Steven Jackson, 47, was shot about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday after an argument in the 14100 block of Saginaw Avenue in Burnham, according to Burnham police and the Lake County (Ind.) coroner’s office.

Jackson, who lived in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, was taken to Franciscan Health Hammond, where he was pronounced dead at 1:06 a.m. Wednesday, according to the coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.

No suspects were in custody as of Wednesday morning. Burnham police are investigating.

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