Teen killed, another wounded in Lawndale shooting

Antwon Winters, 14, was shot in the chest and died at Stroger Hospital, officials said. The other was hit in the leg and was in good condition.

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Two teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, Oct. 16, 2020, in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard.

Two teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, Oct. 16, 2020, in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard.

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One teenager was fatally shot and another injured late Friday night in Lawndale on the West Side.

Officers found two boys who had been shot in a stairway about 10:50 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard, Chicago police said.

Antwon Winters, 14, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time after, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy conducted Sunday ruled Winters’ death a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.

The other boy, 15, was shot in the right leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

He did not cooperate with officers and refused to answer any questions about the shooting, according to police.

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