One person is dead and four others were injured in a drive-by shooting in West Garfield Park overnight, Chicago police said.
Police said they responded to report of a person shot shortly after 2 a.m. in the 4000-block of West Washington Street. When they arrived they found a woman shot multiple times. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The woman was later identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 40-year-old Chicago resident Ashley Griggs. Four other people were also injured in the shooting. A 38-year-old woman was struck in the buttocks and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. A 39-year-old man was struck in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. A 38-year-old man was struck in the thigh and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. A 42-year-old man was struck in the leg and foot and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
Police said one of the victims told them the shooter was in a car when they opened fire. No description of the car was immediately available.
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