- June 12, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
One person was killed and nine others wounded in a mass shooting early Saturday along the bustling 75th Street business corridor that separates the Park Manor and Chatham neighborhoods on the South Side.
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. when two males approached a group standing in a parking lot near 75th Street and South Prairie Avenue and opened fire, Chicago police said.
A 29-year-old woman was struck in the leg and abdomen and died after being rushed to University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Her identity hasn’t been released.
Other survivors ranged in age from 23-46 yeas old and suffered gunshot wounds to their arms, legs, feet and buttocks, police said. All were listed in good-to-fair condition and taken to hospitals for treatment.
The 75th Street corridor is a lively commercial district that is home to renowned Black-owned businesses like Brown Sugar Bakery — a place recently visited by Vice President Kamala Harris…
