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Man killed in Chicago Lawn drive- by shooting

Denzel Taylor, 30, was traveling in a car about 2:45 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue when another vehicle pulled up next to him and someone inside fired shots.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was pulled from Lake Michigan May 19, 2022.

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side.

Denzel Taylor, 30, was traveling in a car about 2:45 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue when another vehicle pulled up next to him and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

He was shot in the head and arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died hours later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

No arrests were made.

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