A 19-year-old man was gunned down early Thursday while getting into his car on the Southwest Side, turning a residential stretch of Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood into an active crime scene.
The shooting happened around 6:15 a.m. on the 3900 block of West 86th Street. Responding crews found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The block was briefly shut down as officers and evidence technicians documented the aftermath and searched for clues.
According to CBS Chicago, several men pulled up in a blue sedan, got out, drew handguns and opened fire on the 19-year-old before jumping back into the same vehicle and speeding away.
How This Fits Into Citywide Trends
The killing comes amid a broader uptick in shootings and homicides across Chicago this year. Police data cited by WTTW show both homicides and shooting incidents running ahead of last year’s pace through April. That reporting also notes that the Chicago Police Department has already recovered thousands of illegal firearms this year as officials confront the rise in violence.
Investigation Ongoing
Police have not announced any arrests or identified the victim, and investigators have released only a basic description of what happened: several attackers, a hail of gunfire and a getaway in a blue sedan. Wentworth Area detectives continued canvassing the neighborhood and collecting evidence Thursday, according to CBS Chicago.
