Chicago crime: 2 women fatally shot on South Side, 1 in custody, CPD says

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South Side deadly shooting, 1 in custody

One person is in custody After two women were shot and killed on the South Side.

One person was in custody after two elderly victims were found shot and killed late Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side.

What we know:

Officers responded around 10:50 p.m. to the 10400 block of S. Peoria Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood for a report of a shooting, according to the Chicago Police Department.

They found a 71-year-old woman and a 68-year-old woman who had both been shot in the chest.

Both victims died at the scene.

The 68-year-old woman was identified as Phyllis R. Goolsby, of Chicago, by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. The other victim has not yet been identified.

A 75-year-old man was also at the scene and was taken into custody. Officers also found a weapon at the scene.

Charges are pending.

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