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Woman found shot to death inside car in Albany Park

An autopsy released Saturday determined Azucena Vargas’ death was a homicide.

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was fatally shot Feb. 25, 2022, in Albany Park.

A woman was found shot to death in her car late Friday night in Albany Park on the Northwest Side.

Azucena Vargas, 42, was found about 11:20 p.m. in the driver’s seat of her SUV in the 3300 block of West Cuyler Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head, Chicago police said.

An autopsy released Saturday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office determined Vargas’ death was a homicide.

Area Five detectives are investigating.

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