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Lawndale man shot dead in Maywood

Temp Bridge was in the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue when he was shot.

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Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

A 36-year-old man was fatally shot May 8, 2020, in west suburban Maywood.

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A 36-year-old man from Lawndale was fatally shot Friday in west suburban Maywood.

Temp Bridge was shot about 10:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Officers responded that night for a shots fired call at 14th and Maywood Drive and found Bridge, Maywood police said in a statement.

He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood and pronounced dead, police said.

He died of multiple gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled a homicide.

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