CHICAGO — A woman is in good condition after being shot on Goose Island overnight, according to Chicago police.
In a short media statement, CPD said the 25-year-old “was outside when an unknown offender began firing in the direction of the victim.” A bullet struck her in the back of the head, but her injuries appeared to be minor, and a person familiar with the matter expected her discharge today.
Police were handling a disturbance involving a large group of people in the 600 block of West Scott, not far from Goose Island, when the shots were fired. Officers at the disturbance reported hearing shots fired, and that was followed by a 911 caller who heard the gunfire near Cherry and Division streets.
The local police district was in a “backlog,” meaning no cars were available to investigate the gunfire. The 911 call was still on the list of pending assignments at 3:11 a.m., approximately 19 minutes after the gunfire. Listen:
Police said the victim arrived at Rush Hospital in a car with visible bullet holes. After learning that a woman had been injured, officers went to the 800 block of West Division and found between 16 and 20 shell casings in the street, an officer said. Cars had run over the casings by then, making their evidentiary value questionable.
Cops were told to be on the lookout for the gunman’s car, a gray Jeep, possibly a Cherokee or Wrangler.
So far this year, nine people have been shot on the Near North Side. That includes a Chicago police officer and a suspected burglar who exchanged gunfire near the Magnificent Mile on January 8. Near North shooting totals as of May 26 in recent years:
2023: 7
2022: 26 (includes a 9-victim mass shooting)
2021: 8
2020: 4
2019: 8
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