Woman, 64, Shot In Head In Rogers Park; Teen Shot In Back
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 64-year-old woman had died after being shot in the head in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
In a second shooting about a mile away, a teenager was critially wounded, suffering a gunshot wound in the back.
Police say the woman was not the intended target and transported to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston where she was pronounced dead.
The woman was on the sidewalk near the CTA Red Line stop at Morse around 6:30 p.m. Friday in the 6900 block of North Glenwood when an unknown dark SUV drove up and an occupants fired shots, striking the victim.
Kellie Kaminsky was walking out of her apartment on her way to dinner when the shots were fired.
"To see that happen, it is such a scary thing," she said.
About 30 minutes later a second shooting in Rogers Park sent an 13-year-old boy to the hospital.
The victim was shot in the back in the 2100 block of W. Touhy and was transported in critical condition to St Francis Hospital. The victim was on foot when he was discovered with a gunshot wound to the lower back.
Police said the shootings were not related.
"What compounds this tragedy is an innocent victim was shot and killed," said Ald. Joe Moore.