Gage Park shooting leaves man dead, woman wounded
The shooter got away. Detectives were investigating Friday night.
The shooter got away. Detectives were investigating Friday night.
Police said within nine days this month, three men were behind seven robberies in Englewood, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, that the shooting happened in front of the Gage Park migrant facility.
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The robberies happened between 7:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. in the city's Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn, and Gage Park neighborhoods.
Alexis Rodriguez had then run out to grab a couple of friends and bring them back to his house – when his family said he was shot right in front of the home.
Rodriguez had then run out to grab a couple of friends and bring them back to his house – when his family said he was shot right in front of the home. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The incidents date back as far as August and as recently as Halloween – Tuesday of this week – and happened within a few miles of each other.
Police say a 32-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were shot.
Police say a 32-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were shot.
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