South Shore

Woman Fatally Shot in Car on South Side

A woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

CPD said the 51-year-old woman was in a vehicle around 3 p.m. Saturday near the 7300 block of South Bennett, when an unknown offender approached and shot her in the head.

The victim, later identified as Latonia Williams, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Authorities later determined that the woman was not the intended target.

Area Central detectives continue investigating.

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