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Teen found fatally shot in Lawndale

Police responded to a call of a person shot and found Deshawn Thompson, 19, unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his face and head in the 1400 block of South Kenneth Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was shot while riding a car June 11, 2022 on the West Side. — A 19-year-old man was found fatally shot March 17, 2022 on the West Side.

A teen was found fatally shot Thursday night in Lawndale on the West Side.

Police responded to a call of a person shot and found Deshawn Thompson, 19, unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his face and head in the 1400 block of South Kenneth Avenue about 10:55 p.m., Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A witness told police they saw a silver SUV drive away after the shots were fired.

No one was in custody.

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