Overview
- Police responded to a shooting on Blue Hill Avenue Wednesday morning and the wounded adult male was taken to a hospital where he later died.
- Investigators have launched an active homicide probe, assigned multiple detectives and have canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage.
- Officials told reporters they do not believe the attack was random and that the suspect and victim were known to each other.
- Officers placed evidence markers near a bicycle by a stoop and witnesses said the victim may have been working on the bike when he was approached and shot.
- City leaders and police linked the case to a recent uptick in local shootings, noting a separate Hyde Park case with an arrest and promising rapid, aggressive follow-up to limit retaliation.