Two Overnight Chicago Shootings Under Investigation Leave One Dead, One Critically Wounded
Detectives cite uncooperative witnesses in the West Side death, with charges pending in the Grand Crossing arrest.
Overview
- A 24-year-old man was shot in the chest around 3:06 a.m. in the 700 block of North Lawndale Avenue and was dropped off at Stroger Hospital by friends, where he died.
- No one was in custody in the West Side fatal shooting, and police said witnesses were not cooperating with investigators.
- In a separate incident around midnight in the 6600 block of South Stewart Avenue in Grand Crossing, a 39-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to UChicago Medicine in critical condition.
- Police arrested the suspected gunman in the Grand Crossing case, and charges were pending as detectives continued their work.
- Authorities are investigating both incidents, which occurred in different neighborhoods during the same overnight period.