Woman, 19, killed in Washington Park shooting: police

A 19-year-old woman was shot dead June 23, 2020, in Washington Park. | Adobe Stock Photo

A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot Tuesday in Washington Park on the South Side, police said.

She was on the street about 4:40 p.m. in the 300 block of East 56th Street when someone approached her and shot her in the back, Chicago police said.

The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details about her death.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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