Chicago city employee shot and killed in West Ridge apartment building

A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.

A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications. When she didn't show up for work, an OEMC deputy director called police to conduct a well-being check.

When police arrived at the apartment in the 6900 block of North Bell Avenue, they found the 36-year-old woman unresponsive with a gunshot wound to her abdomen. She was later pronounced dead at the scene.

One neighbor who just moved to the area said he picked West Ridge because he believed it's safe.

"It just lets you know you've got to be cautious everywhere you go. I hope she didn't have any children or anything. I hope they find out who did it, man. That's sad to hear," he said.

No details have been released on what led up to the shooting. Investigators were seen at the apartment building for several hours on Friday, bringing evidence in and out of the building.

A neighbor who is on the board that manages the building said she has heard fighting coming from the apartment where the victim was found.

The victim's name has not been released. No one was in custody Friday afternoon.

Area 3 detectives were investigating.