Chicago crime: 3 shot, 2 fatally in South Side drive-by, police say
CHICAGO - A drive-by shooting on Chicago’s South Side left two men dead and a woman critically injured early Saturday morning.
What we know:
Officers responded to the 6500 block of S. Hermitage Ave. in Englewood a little before 1 a.m. for a call of a shooting, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The three victims were outside their home when a white SUV approached them, and an unknown male gunman inside fired gunshots at them, police said.
The SUV fled northbound on Hermitage.
The victims were listed as follows:
- A 26-year-old woman had multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- A 30-year-old man was shot in the head and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He later died.
- A 31-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He also later died.
What we don't know:
Police didn’t release further details about the shooting. The two victims who were killed have not been identified.
Area detectives are investigating.