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Woman killed in triple shooting on West Side identified; 2 others wounded

By Maggie Duly
Published  October 12, 2024 7:21am CDT
East Garfield Park
FOX 32 Chicago

Woman killed, 2 others wounded in West Side shooting

Eleven people were shot within two hours Friday night, including three women in East Garfield Park. Police said one of those women died, the other two are expected to recover.

The Brief 

    • Three women were shot on Chicago's West Side Friday night, with one victim, 29-year-old Jasmine King, fatally wounded from multiple gunshot wounds. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
    • The other two victims, a 25-year-old woman with a shoulder injury and a 23-year-old woman with back wounds, are in fair condition at local hospitals.
    • The incident occurred on North Kedzie Avenue, and no arrests have been made. Area Four detectives are investigating the shooting.

CHICAGO - Three women were shot on the West Side of Chicago Friday night, with one of them fatally wounded, police said.

The victims were found on the sidewalk and inside a residence in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue around 9:40 p.m., according to Chicago police.

One of the women suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

On Sunday, the Cook County Medical Examiner identified the 29-year-old woman who died as Jasmine King. She sustained multiple gunshot wounds and her death has been ruled a homicide.

A 25-year-old woman was taken to the same hospital with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. She was listed in fair condition. The other victim, a 23-year-old woman, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to the back. She was also listed in fair condition.

No one was in custody as of Saturday morning, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation by Area Four detectives.

The Source

  • The information in this story was provided by the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.