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Woman Killed in Auburn Gresham Shooting Identified: Authorities

October 19, 2015 8:48am | Updated October 19, 2015 2:24pm
A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot and a 20-year-old man wounded in a shooting Sunday.
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CHICAGO — A 19-year-old woman was killed and a 20-year-old man injured in a shooting in Auburn Gresham on Sunday, according to police.

The two were in a car in the 7800 block of South Honore Street at 4:25 p.m. Sunday when an shooter walked up and opened fire, according to Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago police spokeswoman.

Brianna Jenkins, of the 2100 block of West 69th Street in West Englewood, was struck multiple times and was pronounced dead on the scene, Sedevic said.

The 20-year-old man ran off after the shooting and was taken by friends to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Sedevic said. His condition was unknown, she said.

The man is a documented gang member, police said.

No one is in custody.

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