Man fatally shot in Lawndale

About 5:20 p.m., he was standing near the sidewalk in the 2200 block of South Kolin Avenue, when he was approached by a man who pulled out a gun and fired shots.

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A 29-year-old man was fatally shot Sept. 23, 2021, in Lawndale.

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A 29-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 5:20 p.m., George Hyland was standing near the sidewalk in the 2200 block of South Kolin Avenue, when he was approached by a man who pulled out a gun and fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was struck in the chest, and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area detectives are investigating.

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