2 men shot, 1 fatally, in North Lawndale, Chicago police say

CHICAGO -- A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Thursday night in North Lawndale on the West Side.

Around 11:10 p.m., 39-year-old Carlos A. Grays and a 42-year-old man, were standing in the street in the 1500-block of South Kenneth Avenue when someone approached and opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said.

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Grays was shot multiple times including in the back of the head, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. Grays, of the 1300-block of South Christiana Avenue, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m., officials said.

The older man was shot in the abdomen, shoulder and buttocks, authorities said. He was also taken to Mount Sinai where he was in fair condition.

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The shooter fled in a dark sedan and no one was in custody.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2024.)

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