Deadly Scene in Fayette County: Woman Found Dead, Man Shot and Hospitalized
CHICAGO – So far this weekend, at least 22 people have been shot, three of them passing away according to Chicago police. A man was discovered fatally shot in the head on Chicago’s South Side early Sunday morning, authorities said.
According to police, the incident occurred just before 1 a.m. near Roseland’s 11500 block of South LaSalle Street. Officers went to a complaint about a person being shot and discovered a 38-year-old guy on the ground. He had a gunshot wound to the head.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. A witness reported seeing a red two-door vehicle flee the site.
No one is in custody, and police from Area Two are looking into the matter.
Police did not immediately release any other information regarding the shooting.
Minutes later, two males were shot, one fatally, on Chicago’s West Side, according to police. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. in the 4600 block of West Monroe Street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Officers arrived to a report of a person shot and discovered a 25-year-old guy with a gunshot wound to the back. He was pronounced dead on the spot.
According to police, a 34-year-old guy was also struck by gunshots. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was classified in critical condition.
An unidentified male suspect shot the victims before fleeing on foot, according to authorities. There are no arrests, and Area Four detectives are conducting an investigation.
On Sunday, two people were shot during a SWAT operation on Chicago’s South Side, according to authorities.
Around 2:13 a.m., a man was shot on the 10500 block of Cottage Grove Avenue.
According to Chicago police, the man went to the hospital on his own. He was in critical condition when I last checked. A second shooting victim was taken to the hospital for a graze wound. According to police, they should be fine.
As of 9 a.m., Chicago police reported that the SWAT situation had concluded “without incident.” A South Side neighborhood is on edge after shots were fired Saturday evening, killing a woman and injuring a man gravely.
Around 5:20 p.m., fighting broke out in Chicago’s Avalon Park neighborhood on the 1600 block of East 87th Street.
A woman was driving, accompanied by a 21-year-old male and two children. Both people were shot in the head and sent to the hospital, where the woman was later pronounced deceased.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, the children were treated on-site and not sent to hospitals.
One woman claims she has held a Concealed-Cary License for years but has never had to shoot her pistol until Saturday night when danger appeared through her daughter’s bedroom window.
Even if the broken outside windscreen is repaired, one family’s trauma has already permeated their South Shore condominium.
“That motherly instincts kick in, so as soon as something happens, it’s like fight or flight,” she explained.
The mother, who begged ABC7 to keep her and her family’s identities private, stated that the incident occurred before 11 p.m.
Her 18-year-old daughter had just returned to her bedroom from taking a bath. “So I put on the towel and raced out of my room. I’m like, “Yo, someone’s trying to come through my window.” So, my mother took action right away,” the daughter explained.
“He was dangling from her window. I informed him I had a gun. I’m gonna shoot. He just didn’t quit. I gave a warning shot. “I had no idea he had been hit,” the mother added.
That is until police arrived on East 69th Street near Oglesby and discovered the 36-year-old suspect, who had been wounded in the leg. He was transferred to a hospital in fair condition.
His life was spared, but he now carries what the family hopes is a painful lesson. “Next time you think about coming through somebody’s window, you just remember how that bullet felt,” she told her daughter.
The mother also hopes to relocate soon, especially since cops confiscated her firearms.
The suspect faces charges on Sunday night.
Last weekend, at least 31 people were shot, five of whom died, in Labor Day weekend gun violence across Chicago, according to police.
