Chicago Sun-Times (IL) - Friday, January 11, 2013
Author/Byline: SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE
One man lay dead and another was taken to a hospital in serious condition following a shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened about 9:20 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Honor, said police News Affairs Officers Ron Gaines.
The men were sitting on a porch when a gunman walked up and fired shots before running away, police said. Brian Cross , 34, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at 10:03 p.m. at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
A 35-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to Fire Media Affairs.
A third person fled the scene after the shooting but was not injured, according to authorities.
No one was in custody late Thursday as Area South detectives investigated.