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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man found fatally shot after crashing car into tree in Chicago Lawn

A man was found fatally shot early Monday after crashing a car into a tree in Chicago Lawn on the South Side.

The man, 53, was found with a gunshot wound to his chest about 1:45 a.m. in the 6800 block of South Western Avenue, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.

No one was in custody.

About 6 miles away, an hour earlier, a 43-year-old man was found in a car with a gunshot wound to his head in the 1500 block of East 62nd Street, police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name has not been released.

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