Rolando Leon killed in Humboldt Park shooting

Rolando Leon was fatally shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday night.

Leon, 28, was inside a vehicle in the 1300 block of North Springfield Avenue, when at least one person walked up and shot him in the head about 7 p.m., authorities said.

Leon, of the 1200 block of North Springfield Avenue, died at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A child inside the vehicle was not injured, police said.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating if the shooting was gang related.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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