Dorval Jenkins killed in South Deering shooting

Dorval Jenkins was killed in a South Deering area shooting that left two other people wounded Tuesday night.

Jenkins, 19, was standing outside with an 18-year-old man and 17-year-old girl in the 9900 block of South Calhoun Avenue when the gunfire erupted about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

The group said they heard shots, felt pain and realized they had been hit, police said.

Jenkins, of the 9700 block of South Calhoun Avenue, was shot multiple times and died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn about an hour later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

The other man was shot in the arm and the girl was shot in the leg, police said. Both were taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital for treatment.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area South detectives are investigating if the shooting is gang related.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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