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Donta Lee, 29, Killed In Austin Shooting, Officials Say

By Alex Nitkin | August 2, 2016 7:59am

AUSTIN — Donta Lee, 29, was shot to death early Tuesday morning while walking on the sidewalk in Austin, police said.

At 12:30 a.m., Lee was walking in the 5500 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone jumped out of a nearby white car and shot him in his chest, according to a police report.

Lee was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Police said he was a documented gang member.

Lee, of Maywood, was pronounced dead at 1 a.m., according to Cook County Medical Examiner's Office records.

No one is in custody, police said. 

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