Man Dead, Woman and 5-Year-Old Boy Sent to Hospital After South Side Shooting, Crash

A man was killed and three people, including a young child, were injured in a crash caused by a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

A 31-year-old man was letting a passenger out of his vehicle about 4 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Morgan when an unknown person approached and began shooting, Chicago Police said. The man was involved in a crash with three other vehicles as he tried to get away.

Firefighters and police were initially called about the crash, authorities said.

The man was found inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his chest and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. A 21-year-old woman who was inside his vehicle was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital with minor injuries in good condition.

A 63-year-old woman and 5-year-old boy who were inside another vehicle involved in the crash suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. The woman was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and the boy to Comer Children’s Hospital. Both of their conditions were stabilized.

Alexander Griffin was standing steps away from the accident when it happened.

“There was a kid, I pulled him out of the car, cause the grandmother asked me to get him out,” Griffin told NBC 5. “She [the grandmother] was in pain—I a mean pain—I had to get on my knees to pray.”

Lucy Moore said she held the boy to calm him down and waited for the ambulance.

“[I] explained to him what was going on, with the situation, because he was really terrified,” she said. “[I told him] ‘Just be a big brave man for grandma, cause she needs you to be brave right now.’”

The conditions of both the woman and the child had stabilized Thursday night, officials said.

The conditions of both the woman and the child had stabilized Thursday night, officials said.

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