Ishmael Jackson of Robbins shot to death, second man wounded in backyard of home in Englewood

Ishmael Jackson was killed and another man wounded in an Englewood neighborhood shooting Saturday night on the South Side.

Chicago Police investigate in the 5600 block of South Elizabeth, where two men were shot Saturday night. | Network Video Productions

Chicago Police investigate in the 5600 block of South Elizabeth, where two men were shot Saturday night. | Network Video Productions


The 23-year-old Jackson was standing in the backyard of a home with a 27-year-old man at 10:44 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Elizabeth when another male opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Jackson was shot in the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:51 p.m., authorities said. He lived in south suburban Robbins.

The older man suffered a gunshot wound to the “face area,” and was also taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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