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Man Fatally Shot In Maywood Parking Lot

MAYWOOD, Ill. (STMW) -- A 49-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night in west suburban Maywood.

Milton Carswell suffered a single gunshot wound to the head at 6:08 p.m. in a parking lot at 34 S. 18th St., according to the Maywood Police Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:10 p.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

According to police, a person exited a vehicle, shot Carswell in the head, reentered the vehicle and sped away from the scene.

No one is in custody as Maywood police investigate.

(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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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