'Person of interest' in custody after woman fatally shot in South Shore home, police say

CHICAGO - A "person of interest" is in custody after a 43-year-old woman was shot and killed in her South Shore home on Thursday, according to Chicago police. 

The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue.

The woman was approached by a 17-year-old boy, who pulled a gun and fired shots at her, police said. The teen then took off in an unknown direction.

The woman was shot four times in the head and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where she died from her injuries. The coroner identified her as Tatanisha Jackson.

Jackson’s loved ones described her as always smiling and the "life of the party." She had been married for 21 years and was the mother of three sons.

"Whenever she left your company, she would say, ‘I love you,’" her family said. 

"When I realized it was the lady that I talked to sometimes, you know, it was kind of sad," one neighbor added. 

Sources said detectives are working to track down a close family member possibly connected to the crime.

Neighbors told police the gunman kicked in Jackson's back door before the shooting. 

A gun was recovered at the scene. Further details on the person of interest have not been released.