Woman found shot dead in Lincoln Square alley appears to have been a suicide: police

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A woman apparently shot herself to death Thursday morning in an alley behind a restaurant in Lincoln Square, according to Chicago police.

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The woman, 62, was found with a gunshot wound to the face behind a Potbelly at 4709 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 6:30 a.m.

Police saId the wound appeared to be self-inflicted and that detectives were conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results. She has not been identified.

A gun was found at the scene, Ald. Matt Martin (47th) said in a message to constituents.

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