1 killed, 7 wounded in Lawndale shooting: police

Gunfire erupted about 3:43 a.m. in the 4200 block of West 18th Street.

Several people shot in Lawndale — Chicago Police investigate the scene where multiple people were shot, Aug. 4, 2019, in the 4200 block of West 18th Street, in the Lawndale neighborhood.

A person was killed and seven others wounded in a shooting Sunday at a Lawndale block party.

Eight people were shot about 3:43 a.m. in the 4200 block of West 18th Street, Chicago police said.

Demetrius Flowers, 33, was struck in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy found he died of a gunshot wound to the back, the medical examiner’s office said.

The other seven victims were being treated at local hospitals and were in conditions ranging from good to fair, police said. No further information was immediately available.

Witnesses were not cooperating with Area Central detectives, police said.

About two hours earlier, four men and three women were wounded in a shooting in Douglas Park.

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