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Woman Dies of Gunshot Wounds Sustained Wednesday

By Alex Parker | March 7, 2014 8:14pm
 Lavita Jones, 39, was shot Wednesday night in her home, and succumbed to her injuries Friday.
Lavita Jones, 39, was shot Wednesday night in her home, and succumbed to her injuries Friday.
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CHICAGO — An Auburn Gresham woman has died after being shot Wednesday night, authorities said.

Lavita Jones, 39, of the 8800 block of South May Street, died Friday afternoon.

Police were called to her home about 10:20 Wednesday night, and found her shot with wounds to her back, said Officer Daniel O'Brien, a police spokesman.

She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition. She was pronounced dead there at 4:49 p.m. Friday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

No one is in custody, and Area South detectives are investigating, O'Brien said.