Identities of three killed in Chicago highway shooting revealed
Officials said that a baby girl and two teens were killed in a shooting at a Chicago highway on Sunday, February 19.
According to state police, three other victims were also injured in the shooting at the I-57 expressway south of Windy City around 10:30 pm.
According to Chicago Tribune, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the slain infant as 1-year-old A-mara Hall, who was pronounced dead after she was rushed to the hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune. She was shot in the torso, authorities said.
William Smith, aged 13, and Nasir Hall (19) were also among the victims who died at the scene. According to reports, they were both shot multiple times.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, one of the survivors is a 14-year-old boy, who was admitted in fair to severe condition, the Chicago Fire Department said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The ages and conditions of the other two wounded victims were not revealed.
“Everyone in that vehicle had some kind of injury, whether critical or minor,” a state police spokesperson said, according to the newspaper.
The car carrying the victims diverted off the highway and braked near an exit ramp, police said.
State police stressed the investigation “is still in its infancy” and did not reveal if anyone was arrested yet.
“We’ve got to get these baby killers off the street,” activist Andrew Holmes said as he announced a $7,000 award for information on the shooting, the Sun-Times reported.
