Alfondia Kelly killed, woman injured in drive-by shooting while cooking out in lot near his home in Englewood

Alfondia Kelly was killed and a woman was injured in a drive-by shooting Monday night during a barbecue in the Englewood neighborhood.

Two people were shot, one fatally, Monday night in the 6600 block of South Union. | Network Video Productions

Two people were shot, one fatally, Monday night in the 6600 block of South Union. | Network Video Productions


The pair were cooking out about 11:25 p.m. in a vacant lot in the 6600 block of South Union when a black SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

Kelly, 44, was shot in the armpit and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived on the block where the shooting happened.

The woman, 21, suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was also taken to Stroger, where her condition was stabilized, police said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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