Man killed in Chicago shooting in Hyde Park

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A antheral was killed successful a Hyde Park shooting adjacent the University of Chicago field Tuesday afternoon, Chicago constabulary said.

Police said that soon earlier 2 p.m. successful the 900-block of East 54th Place a dark-color car pulled up alongside a 24-year-old man. A antheral got retired of the car, pulled retired a weapon and demanded the 24-year-old's property.

It was not wide if the unfortunate moved to springiness up his things, but the antheral opened fire, shooting the unfortunate successful the chest, constabulary said. Then the shooter got backmost successful the car and fled westbound connected 54th Place.

The unfortunate was taken to University of Chicago hospital, wherever helium died. He has not yet been identified.

The University of Chicago released a connection Tuesday day confirming the unfortunate was a caller postgraduate of the college, though they did not place him.

"This is devastating quality for our full community," the connection said successful part.

The assemblage said they are moving with CPD for their investigation, and person accrued University of Chicago Police Department patrols adjacent campus.

Police person not released immoderate further statement of the shooter oregon the car helium was in. No 1 is presently successful custody. Area One detectives are investigating.

About 2 hours earlier, idiosyncratic fired shots from a Hyundai Sonata blocks distant astatine 53rd Street and South Harper Avenue, according to a information alert from the University of Chicago.

No injuries were reported, but respective vehicles and 2 businesses were damaged by gunfire, the alert said.

The Sonata had been reported stolen Monday, according to the alert.

Organizer and activistic Jahmal Cole said helium was astir struck during the 53rd Street shooting.

"I privation to beryllium wide that, I americium not definite if I was an intended people contiguous oregon if it was a random shooting. This is however they get down nowadays. Regardless, this is unacceptable and the radical of the First District merit better," Cole said successful a station connected Facebook. "Today, I thought I was going to dice due to the fact that I saw humor coming from my neck, reasoning I was shot, again. Fortunately, it was a scrape from diving nether a car."

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.