Chicago shooting: Woman hurt after apparent road rage shooting
A 41-year-old woman was shot in the head while sitting inside her car with her husband and teenage son Tuesday morning in the West Chatham neighborhood.
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A 41-year-old woman was shot in the head while sitting inside her car with her husband and teenage son Tuesday morning in the West Chatham neighborhood.
Police said a 41-year-old woman was shot in the head while inside a vehicle in the 200 block of West 87th Street around 9:40 a.m.
Police said Lamont Morris, 26, who was an employee at the store, was in an argument with a 32-year-old man inside before the two pulled out guns and exchanged gunfire.
Lamont Morris, 26, was arrested on Sunday around 12:50 a.m., in the 1600 block of North Wells Street.
Witnesses told police they saw an unknown male suspect shooting at the mouth of the alley and fled the scene afterward.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
A reward for information has since climbed to $15,000.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 34.
The victim suffered ten gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition and died a short time later.
The victim suffered ten gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition and died a short time later.
Police say one week ago the boy and his mother were attacked and targeted simply because they were Muslim.
Police issued a desperate plea for help from the community in tracking down the shooter.
Chicago police said an employee, a 26-year-old man, was working when a known offender in his late 20s entered the store and an altercation ensued.
Chicago police said around 12:45 a.m., the 41-year-old woman was in an argument with the known offender, a 41-year-old man, who approached with a knife inside her residence.
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