1 dead, 2 injured after overnight shooting on West Side

CHICAGO — A person is dead and two others are injured after they were found with gunshot wounds on the city’s West Side on Friday night.

Chicago police said the three victims were found on the sidewalk and inside a residence in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue, in East Garfield Park, just after 9:30 p.m.

According to police, one of the victims, an unidentified female of unknown age, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The two other victims, a 25-year-old woman who suffered a gunshot wound to her right shoulder and a 23-year-old woman who was shot in the back, were both taken to the hospital in fair condition.

Authorities have not yet identified the victim killed and the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

While it remains unclear where the shooting occurred, officers said several shell casings were found on the street and along the curb near the area where the women were found. Bullet holes were also found in the glass door of a nearby business.

Anyone with more information that could help authorities in their investigation is asked to contact CPD Area Four Detectives at 312-746-8251 or dial 911.

Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com . Tips can be left anonymously.

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