Man fatally shot in Lawndale

The 24-year-old was inside a vehicle in the 1600 block of South Christiana Avenue when someone shot him in the head, Chicago police said.

A man was seriously hurt in a shooting October 14, 2021 on I-94.

A man was fatally shot July 14,2021, in Lawndale on the West Side.

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A man was fatally shot Wednesday night in Lawndale on the West Side.

Kevin Starks, 24, was inside a vehicle about 6:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Christiana Avenue when someone shot him in the head, Chicago police said.

Starks was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

There was no one in custody.

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