Teen killed, 3 others wounded in Austin

Four men were in the 400 block of North Lavergne Avenue about 2:50 p.m. Sunday when two people got out of a car and shot at them, police said. A 16-year-old boy died after being hospitalized in critical condition.

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A teen was killed and three others wounded in a shooting in Austin on Sunday afternoon.

Four males were in the 400 block of North Lavergne Avenue about 2:50 p.m. when two people got out of a car and shot at them, police said.

Johnveir Winn-Mckeever, 16, was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition where he later died, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Three other victims — a 21-year-old and two 25-year-olds — took themselves to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and were reported in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody.

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