Overview

• Officers responded to a late-night call in the 4300-block of West Adams Street in West Garfield Park and discovered a 19-year-old woman shot inside a home.
• A firearm was recovered at the scene and a person of interest was taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
• The victim was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where she remains in critical condition under medical care.
• Area Four detectives have assumed the case and are focusing on forensic evidence from the residential setting.
• The incident highlights a sustained rise in summer gun violence across Chicago and has spurred intensified district-level investigations.