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Chicago Hit-and-Run Leaves Elderly Man Dead; Child Critically Injured in Separate Drive-By Shooting

A 29-year-old driver is in custody for the hit-and-run, while no arrests have been made in the McKinley Park shooting that critically wounded a 4-year-old boy.

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Overview

  • A 75-year-old man was struck and killed by a silver SUV on South Western Avenue on May 14; the driver fled but was later apprehended by police.
  • The SUV driver, a 29-year-old woman, is in custody with charges pending as investigations continue into the fatal crash.
  • In a separate incident, a 4-year-old boy was critically injured in a drive-by shooting while riding in a minivan near West 31st Street and Ashland Avenue in McKinley Park.
  • The boy, shot in the lower back, remains in critical condition at Stroger Hospital; six other passengers in the minivan were unharmed.
  • Chicago police have yet to make any arrests in the shooting and are actively investigating both incidents.