Tragedy struck the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two men dead in a hail of bullets while driving on South State Street, Chicago police reported. In the brutal daylight attack, a blue sedan carrying the victims, aged 22 and 30, was targeted by shooters from a silver car, just before 3:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of South State Street, near the Dan Ryan Expressway.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the vehicle was sprayed with gunfire, causing havoc as the 22-year-old suffered wounds to the head and neck, with the 30-year-old man hitting multiple times in the body. After the gunmen's vehicle vanished northward, they were taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.
Finding answers to this heinous crime has proven elusive, as police have yet to release descriptions of the suspects or the motive behind the shooting. The crime scene was cordoned off for several hours; shell casings littered the street – at least 19 markings from police evidence technicians were noted. Not far from where children earlier were seen walking by, a crashed car marred the intersection of East 69th and South State streets spurring an intense investigation as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
The aftermath of the shooting was chaotic, with a crashed car into a building, blocking traffic at the intersection. As evidence technicians and detectives scoured the area, a Chevrolet sedan, riddled with bullet holes, became the center of a grim tableau. With no arrests made, the police are urging anyone with information to come forward and contact CPD Area One detectives at 312-747-8380 or leave an anonymous tip at CPDtip.com, as detailed by WGN-TV.
