Oak Park teen shot to death on West Side

An Oak Park teen was shot and killed in the Lawndale neighborhood Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.

Nineteen-year-old Alexander Mayo was in the 1300 block of South Avers Avenue when he was shot multiple times about 1:25 p.m., authorities said.

Mayo, of the 100 block of South Cuyler Avenue in Oak Park, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he died at 3:49 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

On Friday, police could provide few details about the homicide. No one was in custody. Area Central detectives were investigating.

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