21-year-old woman charged with attempted murder in Back of the Yards liquor store shooting, area residents fed up with violence

CHICAGO — A 21-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a Friday night shooting at a Back of the Yards liquor store that wounded four people.

Chicago police said the shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. inside Goldmore Food & Liquors in the 1900 block of West 51st Street. Police arrested 21-year-old Angeles Flores of south suburban Riverdale about 90 minutes after the shootout happened.

According to investigators, several people were inside the business when an argument broke out between two groups.

That’s when a woman, later identified as Flores, allegedly pulled out a gun and opened fire before a second person, who officers described as a “male offender in the same party,” grabbed the gun from Flores and fired more shots.

Amid the gunfire, a man in the other group involved returned fire on the alleged shooters.

Police said a 48-year-old man who was shot in his abdomen and a 22-year-old man who was shot in his chest were both taken to the hospital in critical condition. Additionally, a 61-year-old woman who suffered a graze wound to her left elbow and a 46-year-old man who was shot in the left hand were taken to the hospital in good condition.

Flores was also shot in her heel and thigh and took herself to the hospital, where she was listed in good condition. She was later taken into custody in connection with the incident, according to CPD.

It’s unclear if the second suspected shooter was among the wounded victims.

On Sunday, police announced that Flores has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm in an occupied building.

Flores will remain jailed following a court hearing on Monday. She is due back in court on Monday, March 24.

Police have not said whether they’re seeking additional suspects in connection with the shootout.

‘No real solutions’

Meanwhile, residents near where the shooting happened are fed up with repeated gun violence in the area.

“It’s just a perpetual problem. No real solutions, apparently, are being created,” resident Michael Wiatrowski said.

“… I don’t walk around or ride my bike late at night around here. There are times it’s just too dangerous to be riding around and walking around by yourself.”

“Many of my residents are very fearful, very nervous, because they know that more often than not, if you say the wrong thing to someone, they’re going to pull out a weapon on you,” Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) said. “And here we saw it play out this weekend.

“… No neighborhood should have to make this part of their normal routine. No neighborhood should say, ‘I can’t go out and night because it’s dark,’ or ‘I can’t walk to the corner store.'”