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North Lawndale homicide probe follows early-morning building fire
A 50-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside a residential building in North Lawndale after firefighters responded to a blaze early Monday. Police are investigating the death as a homicide; no one else was injured or displaced.
A 50-year-old man was found dead inside a residential building in North Lawndale after firefighters responded to a fire early Monday, Chicago police said. The man had been shot in the head, and authorities are investigating his death as a homicide.
Fire crews were called at about 5:20 a.m. to the 1300 block of South Millard Avenue. After putting out the fire, responders found the man unresponsive inside the building. He was later pronounced dead.
Police have not released the man’s identity. Officials said no other injuries were reported and no residents were displaced by the fire. Authorities have not said whether the fire and the shooting were connected.