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Man fatally shot in Lawndale

He was near the street about 1:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was shot dead April 27, 2022, in Belmont Cragin. — A man was shot and killed Sept. 28, 2021, in Lawndale.

A man was killed in a shooting Tuesday in Lawndale on the West Side.

Joshua Hawkins was near the street about 1:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The 21-year-old was struck multiple times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Area Four detectives were investigating.

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