Overview
- A drive‑by shooting near 51st Street and South Calumet late Thursday wounded multiple people after a black vehicle pulled up to a group and someone inside opened fire.
- A 44‑year‑old man who was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center died from his injuries and several other victims were taken to area hospitals with at least two listed in critical condition.
- No suspect or motive has been publicly identified in the 51st and Calumet case and Chicago police describe the investigation as ongoing.
- Separately that night police made an on‑scene arrest in a West Side domestic shooting and Plainfield officers executed a search warrant after identifying an 18‑year‑old suspect in a suburban teen shooting.
- Officials say the incidents fit a pattern of episodic, often vehicle‑involved violence in the region and warn the public that investigations are active while detectives seek tips and more information.