Man found fatally shot after crashing car into tree in Chicago Lawn

Bryant King Johnson, 53, was found with a gunshot wound in his chest in the 6800 block of South Western Avenue.

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A man was found fatally shot early Monday after crashing a car into a tree in Chicago Lawn on the South Side.

Bryant King Johnson, 53, was found with a gunshot wound to his chest about 1:45 a.m. in the 6800 block of South Western Avenue, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No one was in custody.

About 6 miles away, an hour earlier, a 43-year-old man was found in a car with a gunshot wound to his head in the 1500 block of East 62nd Street, police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name has not been released.

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