Woman found stabbed to death in Lawndale

She appeared to have stab wounds on her neck, according to police.

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A man was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

A woman was found dead Sunday morning in Lawndale.

Sun-Times file

A woman was found stabbed to death Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.

Margarita Acevedo, 37, was discovered unresponsive about 7:40 a.m. in the 4800 block of West Polk Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

She appeared to have been stabbed in the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

An autopsy released Monday found she died of injuries caused by a sharp object.

Area Four detectives were investigating.

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