Chicago crime: 3 shot, 1 fatally, in Morgan Park

Alderman says fatal shooting could be drug related

Was last night's fatal shooting in Morgan Park drug related? That's what Alderman Matthew O'Shea tells Fox Chicago after we found out one man died, and two more were wounded. Fox Chicago's Bret Buganski found out it happened blocks away from a Chicago police station.

CHICAGO - A man was killed, and two others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.

What we know:

The shooting happened around 8:39 p.m. in the 11000 block of South Longwood Avenue where responding officers found three men with gunshot wounds, according to police. Chicago Fire Department paramedics took the victims to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

A 28-year-old man who was shot in the lower back was pronounced dead at the hospital. On Thursday morning, the Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as Vincent Quindon of Chicago.

Another man sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was listed in critical condition, while a second 28-year-old man who was shot in the left foot, was listed in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody as of Thursday morning. Area Two detectives are investigating, and no additional details were immediately available.

What they're saying:

While CPD hasn't confirmed any arrests, Fox Chicago spoke with Alderman Matthew O'Shea, 19th Ward, who said CPD briefed him about the fatal shooting. O'Shea says one person is in custody, and the shooting was drug-related.

"When you're talking about drugs and guns, no neighborhood is safe," said O'Shea. "There appears to be a drug deal gone bad."

Fox 32 spoke with several businesses in the area. While none of them wanted to go on camera, a few people spoke with us off-camera saying they wish CPD officers would patrol their area more at night. O'Shea also said there's surveillance video from the shooting that could answer some questions about why this all happened.

"Somebody involved here was in some building, an apartment, there somewhere, there in the vicinity. Someone was picked up, and a drug transaction was underway," said O'Shea. "Hopefully the surviving members of this incident will cooperate with law enforcement, and we can get to the bottom of this."