Overview
- Officers responded around 8:50 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Riverside Park on South Calumet Street near Live Oak, where a 42-year-old man was found shot in the torso and pronounced dead.
- The victim had met a female friend to exchange gifts and was sitting in her car when two masked males approached, according to police.
- Investigators say one suspect had a pistol and the other a rifle as they ordered both occupants out of the vehicle.
- After failing to start the car because the woman kept the keys, the suspects chased the pair, and a struggle in a grassy area ended with the man being shot.
- The woman ran to a nearby convenience store, reported hearing a gunshot, and called 911; the suspects remain unidentified as police solicit tips and consider increased patrols in the area.