Woman killed in domestic shooting in Bronzeville, police say

Officers found Melody Joiner, 42, with a gunshot wound to her chest Thursday in the 4300 block of South King Drive, police said.

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A woman was shot to death in a domestic incident Thursday morning in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Officers found the Melody Joiner, 42, with a gunshot wound to her chest around 9 a.m. in the 4300 block of South King Drive, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. She died at the scene.

Police said no one was in custody.

No other details were released.

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