So far, no arrests have been made and motives behind the shooting remain unknown. | fsHH/Pixabay
So far, no arrests have been made and motives behind the shooting remain unknown. | fsHH/Pixabay
Three people were wounded and two are dead following a shooting that happened two blocks from a proposed nature trail in Englewood on May 11.
“Five individuals have been shot in the 600 block of W. 61st St. in the 7th Dist. Conditions unknown at this point. All were transported to an area hospital. PIO in route," The Chicago police wrote in a May 11 Twitter post.
According to WGN 9 News, the shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near 61st Street and Union Avenue. Police report that two individuals exited a vehicle approaching Union and began firing down the street, striking five individuals.
Jabez Davis, 20, and Jarrell Harmon, 26, were killed in the shooting, according to the Chicago Sun Times. The three unnamed surviving victims included two males aged 17 and 21 and a 26-year-old woman. They were transported to the hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to make a full recovery.
According to Chicago police deputy chief Matt Cline and several local neighbors who live on the block, lots of local kids were out enjoying the weather moments before the shooting occurred and nothing seemed amiss, reported NBC Chicago News.
“All I do is pray that people let these kids enjoy their summer, enjoy their life,” local resident Darryl Smith told NBC Chicago. “Just stop the shooting — it’s too much.”
So far, no arrests have been made and motives behind the shooting remain unknown. Longtime residents of the mostly residential area say that they are worried for the children's safety and that the area has deteriorated over the past few decades.
The shooting occurred near an area where the city of Chicago has proposed a nature trail. An unused railroad corridor is to be converted into a multi purpose path for community use. The trail will stretch 1.75 miles and cover 17 acres. City planners are looking for community input on the project, which “envisions the trail serving as the spine of an urban agriculture district that occupies adjacent land, along with other productive uses.”
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