Chicago police have intensified their manhunt for a suspect following a double shooting incident in Logan Square, as they disseminate surveillance photos in hopes the public might aid in capturing the alleged gunman. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the shooting took place last week, near an alley on the 2000 block of North St. Louis Avenue, where a 29-year-old man was critically wounded in the shoulder and another of the same age sustained an arm injury.
The suspect, a male believed to be in his late teens to early 20s, with a medium build and long black hair, was notably wearing a Chrome Hearts hoodie featuring a Rolling Stones' tongue logo, he fled the scene heading north through a home in the 3500 block of West Shakespeare Avenue after the shooting, Fox 32 Chicago reports. The sequence of the crime had him walking southbound before he turned and fired northbound at the end of the alley, hitting two individuals. Then he ran west and went on north through a residence, authorities are still piecing together whether there was any prior connection between the assailant and the victims.
As the investigation unfolds, the conditions of the victims have been made public—the individual hit in the shoulder was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition while the other victim visited Illinois Masonic Medical Center and is reportedly in good condition.
With a clear description of the suspect and the distinctive hoodie serving as potential leads, Chicago police are eager to gather more information they're urging anyone who can identify the suspect or has knowledge about the incident to contact Area Five detectives at 312-746-6554 or anonymously submit a tip at CPDTIP.com with the reference to the case number JJ-358077; they released these details hoping witnesses would come forward to assist in the swift apprehension of the suspect in question.
