Woman dies after being shot in head in Washington Park
The victim, 20, was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The victim, 20, was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A fire department source said the shooter was a lifeguard who was fixing a bike before he sprang up and began shooting.
Officers found the victim, identified as 56-year-old Alonzo Smith, unresponsive in the front yard with a gunshot to the head and left hand.
A Chicago police officer fired a shot during a chase in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on Thursday night.
The 14-year-old boy was shot in the neck. The second victim, a male of an unknown age, was shot in the back.
The victims were on a walkway in the park when they were all shot by an unknown person, police said.
The victims in the shooting in the Englewood neighborhood park were all left in serious condition.
"That officer is in a very, very tough place; unimaginable what that officer has to be feeling right now," Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
Chicago police said the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of West Fillmore Street when an unknown man fired shots.
Just before 11 p.m., Chicago police said the teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of West Fillmore Street when an unknown man fired shots.
There was no immediate word on whether anyone was struck during the shooting, but at least one ambulance was seen leaving the scene.
There was no immediate word on whether anyone was struck during the shooting, but at least one ambulance was seen leaving the scene.
The 15-year-old from Joliet was arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
The ages of the victims range from 11 to 63.
Several dozen people were in the home for a family gathering at the time.
The three victims were expected to survive the shooting.
Vilmer Alcaraz, 32, of Chicago, was arrested Friday afternoon in the 5700 block of South Cicero Avenue.
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Police said, shortly before 5:30 p.m., the boy was in Franklin Park, in the 1400 block of South Tripp Avenue, when an unknown person shot him in the lower back.
Jaylin Arnold, 27, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts including armed violence, possession of a firearm by a repeat felon, and possession of cocaine.
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It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road.
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