Joseph Brittman shot dead in Chicago Lawn

Joseph Brittman was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

Brittman, 19, was shot in the back about 3:05 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Campbell Avenue, authorities said.

Brittman, of the 6600 block of South Bell Avenue, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 5:24 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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