2 Dead After Shooting Outside South Side Chicago Gas Station
Two people were killed after three suspects opened fire on them as they left a gas station on Chicago’s South Side Monday evening, according to Chicago police.
The shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Pershing Road in the Fuller Park neighborhood. The victims were a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman.
Both victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. They later died from their injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.
The Brief
Chicago police said the two victims were leaving a business in the area when three people approached them in a silver Nissan.
The suspects opened fire before leaving the area eastbound, according to police.
Officers and emergency personnel responded to the scene shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The 25-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center after the shooting. Both were initially reported in critical condition and later pronounced dead.
The shooting occurred in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the city’s South Side.
What We Know
Police identified the victims by age but had not released their names in the latest available report.
Authorities said the victims were attacked as they left a business in the 200 block of West Pershing Road.
According to police, three suspects were traveling in a silver Nissan when they approached the victims. The suspects then opened fire before fleeing eastbound.
Police have not released additional identifying information about the suspects.
The victims were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where both later died.
No other injuries were reported in connection with the shooting, according to Chicago police.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. Police have not publicly announced a motive or explained whether the victims were specifically targeted.
What’s Next
The latest report from FOX 32 Chicago said the investigation was ongoing and that police had not released additional information about the suspects. No suspect had been publicly identified or taken into custody in that report.
The victims’ identities had also not been released as authorities continued to investigate.
Chicago police are expected to provide additional information if investigators establish more details about the suspects or the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
