Two Chicago Home Shootings Leave 1 Dead and 1 Hospitalized as Police Investigate

Overview

• A 53-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a home around 5:40 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Eberhart Avenue in Chatham and was later pronounced dead, police said.
• Chicago police are investigating the Chatham death as a homicide, and the victim’s identity has not been released.
• In a separate incident around 3:40 a.m., a 68-year-old man was shot in the right leg inside a residence in the 1300 block of North Laramie Avenue in Austin.
• The Austin victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, according to police.
• Authorities have not disclosed motives, arrests, or additional details in either case, and both investigations remain active.