Portage Park shooting: Woman killed, person of interest questioned

A woman was shot and killed Thursday morning in the Portage Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.

Portage Park deadly shooting

What we know:

The 35-year-old woman was shot once in the chest just before 5 a.m. in the 5800 block of West Newport Avenue, according to police.

She was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. 

Police said Area Five detectives are questioning a person of interest.

What we don't know:

The circumstances around the shooting were not immediately clear. The victim of the shooting has not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office. 

The Source: The information in this story was provided by the Chicago Police Department.

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