Day: June 12, 2024

A 19-year-old woman was shot while driving and lost control crashing into another vehicle injuring two people and her passenger Tuesday night in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 11 p.m., the woman was driving a Chevrolet Malibu in the 800 block of West Garfield Boulevard when a silver SUV approached and someone inside opened fire. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the upper back and lost control of her vehicle striking a Volkswagen Jetta in the 5400 block of South Halsted Street, police said. The 19-year-old woman was taken to UChicago Medicine where she was pronounced dead. […]

A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded Tuesday night in a shooting in the Little Village neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the boy was on a sidewalk in the 2700 block of South Komensky Avenue when a witness saw someone open fire in the boy’s direction before fleeing south. The boy was struck multiple times to the body, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.