Overview
- Early Saturday morning, gunfire pierced a residence on the 7600 block of South Eberhart Avenue and struck two people inside.
- A 37-year-old woman was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene while a 17-year-old boy was wounded in the hand and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
- Police said the bullets entered through a window and that Area Two detectives have opened an active investigation into the incident.
- Authorities have not released the woman’s identity, have not named any suspects, and have not said whether the shooting was targeted.
- The unresolved details leave neighbors and officials without clear answers on motive or risk to the community as investigators continue to gather evidence.