Jan. 21--A 19-year-old man was killed and a 51-year-old man wounded in separate shootings in the West Englewood neighborhood Wednesday morning, police said.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired about 9 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Oakley Avenue and found the 19-year-old, who was pronounced dead on the scene, said Chicago police spokesman Officer Jose Estrada.
The man was identified as Edwin Cook, 19, of the 6600 block of South Bell Avenue--one block east of where Cook was killed--according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 9:25 a.m., according to the office.
"He was on the sidewalk when a black four-door vehicle pulled up alongside him and an unknown armed offender opened fire on the victim,'' Estrada said.
The man was struck numerous times about the body, Estrada said.
No one is in custody. Area Central detectives are investigating the homicide.
At about 8:20 a.m., a 51-year-old man was shot in the right leg in the 6800 block of South Paulina Street, said police spokeswoman Ana Pacheco.
He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition, Pacheco said. Area South detectives are investigating.
