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Woman killed, child shot, women grazed in drive-by in Roseland: policeon July 1, 2021 at 9:10 am

One woman was killed, a second woman was grazed by a bullet and a child was shot Thursday morning in Roseland on the Far South Side.

About 1:10 a.m., two women were sitting on the porch of a home in the 11300 block of South Wentworth Avenue, when a person stepped out of a white Nissan and fired multiple shots before getting back inside the vehicle and fleeing southbound, Chicago police said.

A 40-year-old woman was struck in the torso and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she was pronounced dead, police said. She has not yet been identified.

A 30-year-old woman grazed by a bullet on her torso and taken to Roseland Hospital in good condition, police said.

One of the shots fired went through the house and struck an 8-year-old girl in the arm, police said. She was taken to Roseland Hospital and is also in good condition.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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