Man dies two days after Burnside shooting

Lee Jones was shot Tuesday in the 8800 block of South Eberhart Avenue, authorities say.

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Lee Jones was shot Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in the 8800 block of South Eberhart Avenue, authorities say.

Lee Jones was shot Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in the 8800 block of South Eberhart Avenue, authorities say.

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A 36-year-old Roseland man died Thursday of complications after being shot in his head two days earlier in the Burnside neighborhood.

Lee Jones was shot about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 8800 block of South Eberhart Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Chicago police said he was standing in that block when gunfire rang out and he collapsed. He was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.

Area Two detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. No arrest has been made.

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