CHICAGO _ A woman in her 20s was shot and killed while shielding her baby from gunfire on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, according to Chicago police.
The woman, 24, had gotten out of a black sedan and was holding her 1-year-old when someone started firing from a silver car around 8:50 a.m. in the North Austin neighborhood, police said.
The woman was hit on the right side but was able to take cover behind a car and place her body over the baby, according to Chicago police spokeswoman Michelle Tannehill. "She shielded the baby from the gunfire."
Passers-by found her near the car and took her to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where she was pronounced dead about 9:25 a.m.
Detectives believe the shooter was targeting three people who were near the woman, police said. Officers may have found the car the gunman fired from, but were still investigating.
Anyone with information can use the department's confidential tip website.
