A woman was shot and killed in a car in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

At 2:34 p.m., the woman was sitting in a car in the 1600 block of South Ridgeway Avenue when three people came up. One of them took out a gun and shot the woman, police said.

The woman was shot in the head and torso and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

A white car was seen crashed into a tree at the scene.

The scene of the shooting is about a block from William Penn Elementary School, 1616 S. Avers Ave.

The school was placed on a soft lockdown after the shooting. No students or staff were hurt.

Harrison Area detectives are investigating.