CHICAGO — A woman is dead and a 14-year-old boy is in the hospital after a drive by shooting near the Vet’s Park neighborhood Friday evening.

According to police, a black SUV pulled up on a 41-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy who were walking through a vacant lot in the 2300 block of East 100th Street and opened fire around 8:24 p.m.

The woman was shot in the hip and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. The 14-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he is listed as being in good condition.

Police have no one in custody.


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By Eli Ong

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