In a string of violence that rattled the Near West Side and Garfield Park neighborhoods, police report a total of five shooting victims and three fatalities in a single night. The Chicago Sun-Times confirms that on the Near West Side, two 38-year-old men were fatally shot in the 300 block of South Maplewood Avenue, with the gunman still at large. The incident, which occurred around 10:10 p.m., left one of the men dead at Stroger Hospital and another at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Within an hour of this incident, further tragedy struck in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue in Garfield Park, where a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were also gunned down; the woman succumbing to her injuries at Mt. Sinai Hospital and the man remains in fair condition contributing to a harrowing night for city residents, reported by Fox 32 Chicago. Detectives from Area Four have taken charge of these investigations, delving into a night that has left communities on edge and families seeking answers and justice.
While information is forthcoming, neither the identities of the victims nor any suspects have been disclosed by the Cook County medical examiner's office or the Chicago Police Department.
The Chicago Police Department continues to solicit information from witnesses in hopes of piecing together the events that led to these tragic outcomes, and anyone with pertinent details is urged to come forward.
