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Man Fatally Shot In Austin

(STMW) -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Tuesday night.

The man was shot in the chest and shoulder at 7:53 p.m. while in the 400 block of North Lawler, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m., the medical examiner's office said.

His name was not being released Tuesday night pending notification of his family.

Police said the man was 18.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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