Man killed in Maywood shooting

The shooting happened about 6 p.m. in the 600 block of South 12th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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A man was fatally shot Friday in suburban Maywood. 

The shooting happened about 6 p.m. in the 600 block of South 12th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. 

James Sisson, 68, was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, Maywood police said.

He was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide. 

Maywood police are investigating.

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