Woman, 24, shot in the head, killed while in back seat of car on Chicago's South Side

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Chicago's leaders are looking for new ways to fight crime. This, as more than 30 people were shot over the weekend in two dozen incidents, and five people were killed.

A woman was shot in the head and killed while traveling in the back seat of a vehicle on Chicago's South Side Wednesday night.

The shooting occurred in the 900 block of East 82nd Street in Chatham.

At about 11:50 p.m., the 24-year-old woman was in the rear seat of a vehicle when she was shot in the head, police said.

When police arrived, they observed the vehicle had been struck multiple times.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

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The driver and other passenger of the vehicle were unable to provide additional details of the incident to police.

No one is in custody.

Area Two detectives are investigating.