Man dies in Lawndale shooting

The 43-year-old was on a sidewalk in the 2800 block of West Polk Street when someone got out of a car and opened fire, Chicago police said.

A man was stabbed to death Aug. 23, 2022, in River North.

A man was killed in a shooting Dec. 25, 2021, in Lawndale.

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A man was killed in a shooting Christmas Day in Lawndale on the West Side.

Edward Moore, 43, was on a sidewalk in the 2800 block of West Polk Street when someone got out of a car and opened fire about 6:40 p.m., Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

There was no one in custody.

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