Man Turns Himself In After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend, Taking Her Kids
(STMW) -- A man turned himself in to police after he shot his ex-girlfriend to death and drove off with her two kids Tuesday night in the South Shore neighborhood.
The 28-year-old woman was sitting in a parked minivan in the 7200 block of South Bennett about 9:50 p.m. when her ex-boyfriend walked up and fired into the vehicle, police said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed the death but could not provide further details early Wednesday.
He then took her 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son and drove off in a light-colored minivan, police said. He drove to the Grand Crossing District police station at 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave., where he turned himself in to police custody.
The children were not hurt and a weapon was recovered from the vehicle, according to police.
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