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53-year-old woman found shot to death in South Chicago home

By  Jake Wittich
   
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A woman was found shot to death in a South Chicago home early Saturday on the South Side, according to Chicago Police.

About 12:20 a.m., Tina Brown, 53, was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a home in the 8000 block of South Essex Avenue, authorities said. The shooting might have stemmed from a domestic issue.

An autopsy on Saturday ruled Brown’s death a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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