An 18-year-old woman was shot and killed early Thursday in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, in a burst of gunfire that shattered the quiet along a lakeside block just after midnight.
Police said the woman was walking with a group of friends in the 1000 block of West Pratt Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. when a gunman came up on foot and opened fire. She was hit in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, witnesses told officers the shooter fired at the entire group before running off. No one else was reported injured, and Area 3 detectives were assigned to handle the case.
The killing is the latest in a run of late-night and early morning shootings in and around Rogers Park this winter. Hoodline previously covered a dawn gunfire incident on January 11 that left a 26-year-old man critically wounded, as well as a West Rogers Park car shooting on February 16 that injured two teenagers.
What investigators are looking for
Police have not released a description of the shooter or any suspected motive, and no arrests have been announced. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Area 3 detectives are canvassing the neighborhood and urging anyone with surveillance footage or information to contact the Chicago police.
Authorities have not yet released the victim's name, citing pending notification of her family. The investigation remains active, and details are still limited. We will update this story as police share more information.
