One woman is dead and eight more women were injured in a mass shooting Sunday morning in North Lawndale, according to Chicago police.
Police said the women were at a gathering on the 1500 block of South Keeler Avenue when a black Jeep approached them. Multiple people exited the Jeep with guns and began shooting at the group at about 12:51 a.m., police said.
A 21-year-old woman was shot in the face and was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. Police said she was pronounced dead a short time later.
A 28-year-old woman was shot eight times in the torso, according to police. She was also transported to Mt. Sinai in critical condition.
A 33-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to the stomach, and a 28-year-old woman was shot in the right knee. Another woman sustained a graze wound to the right arm. Police said these three women were taken to Mt. Sinai in good condition.
A 31-year-old woman was shot in the left leg and forearm, and a 30-year-old woman was shot twice in the right shoulder and twice in the right arm. A 24-year-old woman was shot in the right wrist, and police said a 20-year-old woman was shot in the right thigh. Police said the four women were transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Police said no one is in custody and that they are investigating the shooting.
