Patriot Brief

  • What Happened: Two adults were shot inside a car on Chicago’s South Side. A woman later died. A man was wounded. A baby was unharmed.
  • Why It Matters: The shooting happened in broad daylight with a child present. No suspects are in custody.
  • Bottom Line: Another deadly Chicago shooting highlights the city’s ongoing violent crime crisis.

A woman is dead after a brazen shooting that left a man wounded and a baby unharmed while riding in the back seat, according to Chicago police.

The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood near South May Street. Police confirmed that a man and woman were sitting inside a vehicle when gunfire erupted. The woman was struck multiple times and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where she later died. The man was shot in the arm and rear area and is expected to survive. Authorities confirmed the baby in the back seat was not injured.

Video footage captured multiple gunmen run up and pepper the vehicle with hot lead. It's truly a miracle that baby survived.

Police have not released the names of the victims or confirmed a motive. No arrests have been made.

Chicago police say the investigation remains ongoing. The department is asking anyone with information to come forward as the city once again confronts a violent crime scene involving innocent lives caught in the crossfire.

What happened here is not random and it is not unavoidable. This is the predictable result of a Democrat run city that has spent years protecting criminals, handcuffing police, and treating law and order like an outdated concept. When prosecutors refuse to hold violent offenders, when judges cut loose repeat criminals, and when city leaders care more about activist applause than public safety, this is what fills the vacuum.