One person was killed and three people were injured during a shooting in the Rogers Park neighborhood Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
A spokesperson for the Chicago Fire Department said emergency services responded to Pottawattomie Park at 7340 N. Rogers Ave. shortly after 3:30 p.m. Police said two unknown offenders had approached a group in the park and shot in the group’s direction, hitting a woman in the chest.
The 19-year-old was later pronounced dead at 4:05 p.m. at Ascension Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Paramedics also transported two men, ages 20 and 19, to Saint Francis in good condition.
A 22-year-old woman, who was shot in the right foot, was transported to Swedish Hospital, also in good condition. One of the victims had walked to the Fire Department’s Engine 102, a short distance away at 7340 N. Clark St., according to the spokesperson.
Police said the suspects fled on foot heading northbound on North Winchester Avenue. No arrests had been made as of Sunday evening, and area detectives are investigating.
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