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Man killed in Lawndale shooting

William Howard, 24, was shot multiple times in a vacant lot Saturday, police said.

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A man died after being shot Dec. 12, 2020, in Lawndale.

A man died after being shot Dec. 12, 2020, in Lawndale.

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A man who was wounded in a shooting Saturday in Lawndale on the West Side has died from his injuries.

William Howard, 24, was pronounced dead about 12:13 a.m. Sunday at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

On Saturday, he was in a vacant lot about 8:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Sawyer Avenue when he was shot multiple times, Chicago police said.

No arrests have been reported. Area Four detectives are investigating.

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