1 killed, 1 wounded in Austin shooting: police

Two people were shot, one fatally, Thursday in Austin on the West Side, police said.

They were in a Pontiac about 5:30 p.m. in the 4900 block of West North Avenue when someone in another vehicle fired shots, Chicago police said. The Pontiac crashed into a fence after the shooting.

A male in the Pontiac was struck in the back of his head and was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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He was identified as Johnelle Berre, of Austin, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A 22-year-old man who was also in the car suffered gunshot wounds to his shoulder and was in fair condition at Stroger Hospital, police said.

Area Five detectives are investigating.