Man found shot dead in North Lawndale home

Police doing a wellness check found the man unresponsive in the 7200 block of South Francisco Avenue.

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A man was found shot to death Sunday night in a home in Marquette Park on the Southwest Side.

Chicago police performing a wellness check in the 7200 block of South Francisco Avenue discovered the man with a gunshot wound to the head about 8:10 p.m.

Lakwon Smith, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Area detectives were investigating.

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