Jordan Harris killed, 5 others shot at West Garfield Park party

LeeAnn Shelton — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:18:32 -0500

Jordan Harris was killed and five other people were wounded during a shooting at a house party early Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

All six were shot about 1:10 a.m. Saturday at a party in a two-flat in the 4300 block of West Wilcox Street, police said.

Party-goers were standing on a second-floor back porch when someone opened fire on them from the alley, police said. When the group ran inside, another person opened fire from the front entrance.

Harris, 24, of the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was shot in the neck and died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A 23-year-old man shot in the shoulder and back was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

A 27-year-old woman shot in the foot and was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition, police said. A 25-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hosptial.

A 32-year-old man was shot in the abdomen area and taken to Mount Sinai in “stable” condition, and a 43-year-old man was shot in the foot and taken to Rush University Medical Center in good condition.

After the shooting, several dozen people gathered outside Stroger Hospital, many crying after learning of Harris' death. One man was pacing through the parking lot, crying and screaming “He’s f---ing dead!” into his cell phone.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

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Jordan Harris killed, 5 others shot at West Garfield Park party