A University of Chicago student was fatally shot Saturday in Hyde Park on the South Side, police said.
He was near a parking garage about 5:10 p.m. in the 5000 block of South East End Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the head, Chicago police said.
The 30-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released his identity.
“This is deeply painful news for the university community and our South Side neighborhood,” university officials said in a statement. “The University will provide support for members of our community affected by this incident.”
The University of Chicago Police Department has increased its presence in the area.
Area One detectives are investigating.
Hours earlier, a woman was killed and another wounded in a shooting about a block away.
