18-YEAR-OLD FATALLY SHOT IN UPTOWN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S 2ND TEEN KILLED IN 2 WEEKS, POLICE SAY
An 18-year-old boy was killed and a 27-year-old woman was wounded in a Friday night shooting in Uptown, police said.
by Charles Thrush 23 hours agoSeptember 28, 2025
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The 1200 block of West Sunnyside Avenue, where an 18-year-old man was killed and a 27-year-old woman was wounded in a Sept. 26 shooting.
UPTOWN — A teenager was killed and a woman was wounded in a Friday night shooting, the second teen slain in Uptown in less than two weeks, according to police.
Around 11:50 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 1200 block of West Sunnyside Avenue and discovered an unconscious 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head, police said.
He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers also found a 27-year-old woman who was shot in her right arm, and she was taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.
Four guns were discovered at the scene by officers, according to police. No one is in custody.
The shooting came less than two weeks after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the Asia on Argyle section of Uptown.
The teenager was standing outside in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Sept. 15 when a group of eight men approached him, police said. One of the men pulled out a gun and shot the teenager, killing him. He was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic Hospital, police said.
The 17-year-old was identified as Khalif Norwood by his mother, ABC 7 reported. Norwood’s mother alleged that the boy was in the neighborhood visiting friends when he was killed.
Detectives are investigating the incident and no one is yet in custody.
Ald. Angela Clay (26th) condemned the violence in a statement posted to social media and said she is working with authorities to address the shootings.
“No one should live in fear of violence. I’m working with CPD to support our community during this difficult time. Please keep the victims in your thoughts as we stand united against violence,” the statement read.
