A South Side community told ABC7 their quiet street rarely sees this type of violence. That changed Thursday night when they heard six gunshots, one striking a woman in the head in her front room.
ByNeighbors expressed concern Friday after a woman was shot by bullet that came through the window of her West Chatham home on South Princeton Avenue .The shooting happened around 6:40 p.m. Thursday in the 8000 block of South Princeton Avenue in West Chatham , Chicago police said.Neighbors ABC7 spoke to Friday said it is a quiet street and rarely sees this type of violence. But that changed Thursday night when they heard six shots, one striking a woman in the head in her front room.
Holiday decorations have been hung all along the street. Celebrations of the season shown in stark contrast to brutal Chicago realities. "It was all so traumatizing that that happened," neighbor Linda Fields said. "And so many bullets, like six, eight bullets. How serious can that be with so many bullets. 052044 14
Fields has lived on the 8000 block of South Princeton Avenue for the last four years and says she's appalled at what she heard happen Thursday evening, when police say a bullet came through the front window of a home and struck a 47-year-old woman in the head.She was taken to this hospital in critical condition. Neighbors told ABC7 she has children.Fields said after the shooting, a car sped off around the block. Another neighbor, Dwayne Reddick, said he heard the shots and the aftermath.Ald.
"Here some punks, if you will, have taken not thinking, just going around trying to shoot someone else and hit an innocent person not knowing the impact of their actions," Moore said. "Not only on this one young lady, but her children as well, who have to deal with this during this holiday season.""Just Chicago... we gotta get better," Reddick said. "As a group, as people, get better."Chicago police continue to investigate. No arrests have been made.
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