Chicago crime: Man found shot to death inside empty Chicago Lawn business, police say

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Man found shot to death in vacant Chicago Lawn business
Chicago police said a man was found shot to death in a vacant business at 61st Street and Western Avenue Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 57-year-old man was found shot to death inside an empty business in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

Police responded to the scene in the 6100-block of South Western Avenue at about 10:07 p.m. and found a man inside the unoccupied business with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told police they saw another man running away from the scene.

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Area One detectives are investigating and no one is in custody.

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