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Family Identifies Woman Killed in Woodlawn as Police Probe Deadly Chicago Weekend

Area 1 detectives are investigating, with police seeking tips after a string of weekend shootings.

Overview

  • Chicago police say at least three people were killed and one wounded in separate shootings reported Sunday across the city.
  • Relatives named the Woodlawn alley victim as 36-year-old Kiara Jenkins, a mother of five who was found around 4:30 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Fatal cases included a man dropped off at West Lithuanian Plaza Court with a gunshot to the head, a 40-year-old shot inside a home on South Springfield Avenue, and a 37-year-old shot inside a residence later that morning.
  • A 23-year-old woman was shot in the arm when two men fired toward a home on North Lawler Avenue at 2:03 a.m., and she was hospitalized in serious condition.
  • Police report no arrests; CPD issued no shooting alerts Friday or Saturday, and investigators are seeking tips in the Woodlawn homicide.