Chicago shooting: Man fatally shot in face in Lawndale, prompting SWAT response, police say

Sunday, April 16, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was killed in a Sunday afternoon shooting on Chicago's West Side, prompting a SWAT response, police said.

The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood's 3800 block of West Arthington Street at about 4:15 p.m., police said. A 20-year-old man was walking westbound when four people approached him and fired shots, striking him in the face.
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Police said the victim was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The offenders ran into a building in the nearby 900 block of South Springfield Avenue, and a SWAT team is investigating, police said. Officials did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
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