Overview

• A 66-year-old man was shot in the chest and neck outside his home on West 79th Street in Chatham late Tuesday and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
• A man aged 20 to 25 was shot in the head inside a vehicle on South LaSalle Street in West Pullman early Wednesday and later died at Advocate Christ Hospital.
• Area Two detectives in Chatham and Area 2 detectives in West Pullman are leading homicide investigations and urging witnesses to submit tips.
• Investigators recovered a firearm at the West Pullman scene, providing a key piece of evidence for that inquiry.
• The killings add to a broader pattern of summer gun violence that has included multiple drive-by shootings across Chicago’s South and West Sides.