Woman killed, man injured in overnight West Side shooting

CHICAGO (WGN) — A woman is dead and a man is recovering in the hospital on Thursday morning after an overnight shooting on the city’s West Side.

According to police, the incident unfolded just before 11 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue in Garfield Park.

Officers said the victims, a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were outside in the area when an unidentified male approached on foot before he pulled out a gun and opened fire in their direction.

Police say the woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The man was shot multiple times and was hospitalized in fair condition.

Currently, it is unclear what led to the shootings and authorities have not yet identified anyone killed.

While no arrests have been made in connection with the case, officers say an investigation is now underway.

It was the second of two deadly shootings to unfold in the neighborhood overnight.

Less than an hour before the incident, another shooting occurred about two miles away in the 300 block of South Maplewood Avenue in Garfield Park.

Officers said during that incident, the victims, two 38-year-old men, were standing outside when an unidentified male approached and opened fire.

Both victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds and were later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Authorities have not said whether the incidents are connected.