Lafayette Walton, 16, dies after Humboldt Park shooting

A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head Tuesday evening in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Lafayette Walton, was shot in the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue at 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

Lafayette, of the 2400 block of West Grenshaw Street, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 6:52 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating if the shooting is gang related.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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