A University of Chicago student is among the victims killed in the shooting, Chicago police said. Another victim was a woman who was shot after being held hostage at an IHOP in Evanston, according to Evanston police.
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Chicago police identified the suspect as Jason Nightengale. Nightengale is also dead after a shootout involving police with CPD, officials said.
The crime scene tape runs through the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood, marking one of the points in what is believed to be a random wave of shootings.
At around 2:40 pm, a person entered the lobby of an apartment building on Block 4900 on South East End Avenue and asked to use a phone before opening fire, Chicago police said.
“He entered the building and she said he had to leave the building and then he shot her – he ran – and shot her again,” said a neighbor.
One woman was hit in the face and the other in the chest, police said.
The woman who was hit in the chest was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The other woman was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.
Neighbors say the dead woman was the complex’s former gatekeeper.
“She was a good person. As far as I know, she has two children, ”said the neighbor.
A few blocks away, a U of C student was also shot dead in a parking lot at the Regent Park apartment complex on 5,000 block from S. East End Avenue, according to police and school officials.
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The university was notified shortly after 5 pm that a student had been found in a car with a gunshot wound, officials said in a statement to the university community.
The university released a statement saying, “This is deeply painful news for the university community and our South Side neighborhood. The university will provide support to members of our community affected by this incident.”
Evanston police later responded to a call about a man with a gun at an Evanston CVS store near Asbury and Howard. When they arrived, the suspect ran down the street to an IHOP, where he shot a woman he allegedly took hostage, according to Evanston police chief Demitrous Cook.
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The man then led the police in an eastward chase in Howard, where they exchanged shots and the suspect was fatally wounded, officials said.
The hostage woman was seriously injured, police said.
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Cook County coroner’s office has not yet identified the victims or suspects.
This is a story in development and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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