Neighbors said the victim was on his way to synagogue in an area with a large Orthodox Jewish population.
CHICAGO – Jewish residents in a North Side neighborhood said they fear the shooting that preceded a shootout with police on Saturday may have been a hate crime.Police said the suspect shot a 39-year-old man, then later turned the gun on police and paramedics. Officers then shot and critically injured the suspect.
Police said the victim was walking near the 2600 block of West Farwell Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday when the 23-year-old suspect shot him in the shoulder. About 20 minutes after officers arrived at the scene, police said the same suspect came out of an alley and opened fire on both officers and paramedics and hit an ambulance.'I heard it had to be like two waves, maybe a dozen each,' said Marcia Lawrence, who heard the shooting. 'You know, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.
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