Man found shot to death in North Lawndale

Officers found the man, 20, on a sidewalk in the 4000 block of West 18th Street with a gunshot wound to the chest.

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A man was fatally shot Thursday in the North Lawndale neighborhood.

Officers found Devonte Gaston, 20, on a sidewalk about 8:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of West 18th Street with a gunshot wound to the chest, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Circumstances of the shooting were not known. His death was ruled a homicide.

No arrests were reported.

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