7-year-old boy, man shot inside home on Chicago's South Far Side
Rosie Liggins described the moment both her son and grandson were shot in the West Pullman neighborhood.
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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.
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The victim was hit in his left leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
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