Kenneth Anthony fatally shot in Englewood

Crime scene where Kenneth Anthony was shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski
Crime scene where Kenneth Anthony was shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski

Kenneth Anthony was killed and another man was wounded in a Saturday afternoon shooting in the Englewood neighborhood.

The men were standing on a sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Emerald Avenue when a gunman emerged from an alley and opened fire at 3:42 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Anthony, 31, of the 400 block of West 66th Place, was shot in the back and died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 4:44 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

The other man, 21, was shot in the right arm and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in “stable” condition.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

Crime scene where Kenneth Anthony was shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski

Crime scene where Kenneth Anthony was shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski
Crime scene where Kenneth Anthony was shot / Photo by Alex Wroblewski

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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