1 killed, 2 hurt in Lawndale shooting

A man who was shot in the head, back and leg died on the scene, police said. Two other men were hospitalized in critical and good conditions.

Police are investigating the scene where three men were shot, one of them fatally, June 10, 2020, in Lawndale.

Police are investigating the scene where three men were shot, one of them fatally, June 10, 2020, in Lawndale.

Sam Kelly/Sun-Times

A man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in Lawndale on the West Side.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired about 10 p.m. in the 1900 block of South Trumbull Avenue and found the men with gunshot wounds, Chicago police said.

A 27-year-old man was shot in the head, back and leg, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as being Denzail Gresham. He lived in Lawndale.

Another man, 31, was shot in the lower back and is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. The third man, 27, was shot in the wrist and is in good condition at Stroger Hospital.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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