Woman shot in both legs in West Pullman neighborhood, police say
Chicago police said just after 10 p.m., she was standing on the sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Racine Avenue when someone in the area fired shots – hitting her in both legs.
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Chicago police said just after 10 p.m., she was standing on the sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Racine Avenue when someone in the area fired shots – hitting her in both legs.
She was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition. As of Wednesday, no one is in custody.
Police earlier said an employee was behind the shooting at JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue.
Rosie Liggins described the moment both her son and grandson were shot in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A child was among two people shot in a home in the West Pullman neighborhood Monday night. Chicago police said the 7-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man were inside the home, in the 1600 block of South Yale Avenue, when someone in a white Audi sedan fired shots into the home.
Police late Tuesday said they were speaking to a person of interest in the shooting at JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue, but would not say more than that. No arrests have been made. Tara Molina reports.
A child was among two people shot in a home in the West Pullman neighborhood Monday night. Chicago police said the 7-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man were inside the home, in the 1600 block of South Yale Avenue, when someone in a white Audi sedan fired shots into the home.
Police say an employee pulled the trigger at the JJ Fish & Chicken on South Western Avenue. Tara Molina reports.
The teen was treated by Fire Department personnel on scene and did not go to the hospital.
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The victims’ specific ages were not immediately available.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 42.
Police said the man who was shot, along with a 48-year-old woman, had shoplifted from the Walgreens separately a short time earlier. The man who was shot pulled a gun first, police said.
Police do not believe the shooting was a random act.
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Evidence markers were placed on the sidewalk where the victim, only described as a male, was walking along with a car with shot-out windows.
An ambulance was seen taking a man with his head wrapped away from the scene.
The victim was hit in his left leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
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