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Two Women Fatally Shot in Washington Heights as Police Detain 75-Year-Old Man

Charges remain pending following the recovery of a weapon at the South Peoria Street home.

Overview

  • Officers responded just before 11 p.m. Saturday to a residence in the 10400 block of South Peoria Street on Chicago’s Far South Side.
  • Police found women ages 68 and 71 each with a single gunshot wound to the chest, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the 68-year-old victim as Phyllis Goolsby and ruled her death a homicide.
  • A 75-year-old man at the residence was taken into custody by responding officers, and a firearm was recovered.
  • Chicago police say the investigation is ongoing with charging decisions pending and no additional details released.