Romaine L. Elkins, a former Chicago resident who had moved to west suburban Naperville, was fatally shot on Friday evening in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
About 5:15 p.m., the 18-year-old Elkins was standing in the 1500 block of North Linder, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office
A dark-colored SUV drove past and at least one person inside started firing in his direction, and Elkins was shot in the chest, according to authorities.
The Naperville resident was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he died at 5:52 p.m., authorities said.
After the shooting, the SUV sped west on Le Moyne and crashed into another vehicle, police said. A 71-year-old woman in the other vehicle suffered injuries in the crash, but was listed in good condition.
No one was in custody as of Monday morning.
—Chicago Sun-Times Wire