One person has died and another wounded after a shooting tonight on the South Side in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The shooting happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on the 6600 block of South Stony Island Avenue, said Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
Preliminary reports said two male victims, 51 and 23, were wounded, one critically, and both were taken to Stroger Hospital, Gaines said. One victim's condition was stabilized at the hospital, the officer said.
The 23-year-old was identified as Rondell Moore. He was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. at the hospital, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
There was no immediate information available from police about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
As of 10:30 p.m., no one was in custody for the shooting. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating
Shooting OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 321 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 31, 2011)
Shooting- 9
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 126
Robbery- 39
Gun Arrests-11
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