Two women and a child were killed in a mass shooting Thursday morning in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The shooting happened around 6:15 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, according to Chicago police. Two vehicles pulled up and several people got out and started shooting at a residence, police said.Neekshia Strong, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene and her 24-year-old niece Capri Edwards was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital where she died a short time later.
Desmon Yancy said. "The summer is just getting started, and I don't want to stand in front of a group of microphones and have another discussion about the pain that is causing our communities."Chicago Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood urged people with information on the shooting to come forward."This senseless violence has to stop," Gatewood said.
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