Woman fatally shot in head after fight breaks out on porch on Chicago's West Side

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Chicago leaders push to bolster public safety amid crime wave

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 fatally shot in the head after a fight broke out on a porch in West Garfield Park Saturday night.

The shooting occurred in the 3900 block of West Wilcox.

At about 11:36 p.m. Saturday, a group was sitting on a porch when a fight ensued, police said.

An unknown person on the porch began firing shots. A 27-year-old man sustained a graze wound to the mouth and was transported to an area hospital in good condition.

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A woman in her 20s was shot in the head and transported to a local hospital in critical condition. She was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

No one is currently in custody.