Elementary student found shot to death in North Lawndale identified by medical examiner

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-year-old who was found shot to death on Monday has been identified.

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The boy was found shot in the head at about 2:10 a.m. in the backyard of an apartment building in the 1500-block of South Kildare Avenue.

The medical examiner later identified him as Amari Williams, a student at Mason Elementary School in North Lawndale.

Monique Scott, alderman for the 24th Ward, said nobody called 911 to report the gunfire.

It is unknown how long Williams was injured before police found him dead.

The area used to be a ShotSpotter location, until last September, when the city ended its contract with the gunshot detection company.

Area Four detectives are investigating, and no one is in custody.

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