One person is dead and five others, including an off-duty Chicago firefighter, were injured in a mass shooting on the city’s Far South Side Saturday night.
According to police, a group of people were heading outside to their cars in the 300 block of East Kensington Avenue at approximately 9:39 p.m. when a person inside a vehicle opened fire.
A 42-year-old woman was shot twice in the arm and once in the armpit, and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
A 32-year-old man, identified as an off-duty firefighter, was shot in the face, and was taken to the University of Chicago, where he was listed in critical condition.
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According to CFD Spokesman Larry Langford, the firefighter is assigned to a firehouse on the city’s Far South Side.
Three other victims, including a 15-year-old girl, were transported to area hospitals following the shooting, and all three were listed in fair condition.
A sixth victim, a 31-year-old man, walked into Little Company of Mary Hospital after the shooting, and was listed in fair condition after suffering a graze wound to the head.
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No suspects are in custody, and Area Two detectives are investigating.
