Woman, Man Shot On Porch In Auburn Gresham
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An Arizona woman who was supposed to be celebrating her 60th birthday was one of two people shot on the porch of a home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Tuesday.
Around 2:30 a.m., Juanita Jones and her 50-year-old brother-in-law were sitting on a porch in the 8300 block of South Kerfoot Avenue, when someone drove up, got out of a vehicle, and sprayed the porch with bullets.
The shooter then walked up to the side of the house, and continued to empty his gun, before jumping back in the vehicle, and speeding away.
Jones was struck seven times; including wounds to her chest, stomach, and buttocks. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition. Her brother-in-law, Mark Hudson, was shot in the arm. He was being treated at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, but his injury was not life-threatening.
Jones had flown in from Arizona on Sunday to celebrate her 60th birthday on Tuesday. Her sister was inside the home at the time, and heard the shots. When she walked out, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Could you imagine walking out and seeing your sister laying on the ground, with bullet holes, with blood all over her?" Yolanda Brown said.
Police have not released a description of the gunman or the getaway vehicle.
Family members were hoping Jones would survive her wounds.
No one was in custody Tuesday morning.
