One bystander was shot and killed and a second was gravely injured when shots were fired on Monday night in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, police said.
At around 5:41 p.m., Chicago police officers responded to the area of 7100 South State Street for a ShotSpotter alert indicating that multiple shots had been fired, according to authorities. Upon arrival, officers located two men who had been shot.
A 59-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and rushed to the hospital where he later died, according to Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome.
A second individual, a 49-year-old man, was standing at a nearby ATM when he was shot, police said. He sustained a gunshot wound to the forehead and was hospitalized in grave condition.
Officers on scene obtained a description of the suspect, who was taken into custody a short time later. A preliminary investigation revealed that a dispute occurred between the suspect and another person, police said. At some point, the suspect opened fire, striking that person in the leg.
A different individual then exchanged gunfire with the suspect who initially fired shots, striking them in the leg, police said. The other individual who was shot in the leg self-transported to an area hospital, police said.
Police had yet to identify the individual who exchanged gunfire with the first gunman late Monday.
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Area One detectives were investigating.
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