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Man dies days after being shot in the head in North Lawndale

Another man was wounded Monday in North Lawndale.

By  Mary Norkol
   
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An attempted robbery at a South Shore store Friday night ended with two men dead.

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A man has died two days after being shot in the head in North Lawndale, police said.

Denzel Jordan, 20, was shot in the head in the 2100 block of South Keeler Avenue about 5:15 p.m. Sept. 19, Chicago police said.

He was in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital immediately after the shooting, but didn’t survive, according to the Cook County Medical examiner’s office. Jordan was pronounced dead Sept. 21.

Another man, 23, was shot in the lower body and the hand, police said. He was in good condition Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital.

No arrests have been reported.

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