Tyris Jackson fatally shot while walking near his Kenwood home

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:12:56 -0500

Tyris R. Jackson was shot to death while walking in Kenwood on Monday night.

Jackson, 35, was walking in the 4900 block of South Drexel about 8:30 p.m. when a white SUV approached and the front passenger exited the vehicle, pulled a handgun and fired multiple shots, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The shooter then jumped back into the SUV, which sped away northbound.

Jackson, who lived on the same block as the shooting, suffered gunshot wounds to the back and arm, authorities said.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:04 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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Tyris Jackson fatally shot while walking near his Kenwood home