5 Bystanders Shot & 1 Fatally Wounded As Gunmen Target A Boy In A Chicago Convenience Store!
Chicago police investigate the scene where multiple people were shot and one was killed in the 7900 block of South Avalon. An 18-year-old woman was killed and four others wounded Tuesday when several gunmen opened fire into an Avalon Park convenience store, striking the five bystanders while targeting a boy inside, Chicago police said.
Three of the attackers got out of a car about 5:20 p.m. at 79th Street and Avalon Avenue and walked up to the front entrance of the store, opening the door and firing several shots inside, police said.
Jaya Beemon, of nearby Park Manor, was shot in the neck. She was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Detectives believe the suspects were targeting a boy inside the store, according to Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Posted By PSmooth