Early Wednesday morning, the shadow of violence fell once again on Chicago's Near South Side as a woman was found dead, a victim of a shooting that left the community grappling with yet another senseless loss. Chicago Police discovered the woman, whose age has not been disclosed, with a fatal gunshot wound to the neck at approximately 2:40 a.m. in the Douglas neighborhood's 0-100 block of West 27th Street, CBS News Chicago reports.
In a grim tally that echoes the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence, authorities found over 60 shell casings scattered around the sidewalk and street. Despite the number of bullets fired, the perpetrator remains at large; no arrests have been made, and the investigation by Area 3 detectives is ongoing, according to Chicago police.
Marking the scene where the woman's life was abruptly ended, she was declared dead upon the authorities' arrival. The Chicago Sun-Times noted that the shooting occurred on a sidewalk in the first block of West 27th Street, a detail underscoring the public and brazen nature of the act. Chicago Sun-Times reports.
