An 18-Year-Old Woman Was Fatally Shot At Vigil For Another Shooting Victim

By Stephen Gossett in News on Sep 12, 2016 3:05PM

An 18-year-old woman was fatally shot and two teenaged boys were hit by gunfire on Sunday night in Brainerd on the South Side, according to police. The shooting reportedly occurred at a vigil that was being held for a man who was shot and killed at the same location on Saturday night.

Two people exited a grey minivan near West 89th Street and South Justine Street at around 8:15 p.m. and opened fire on a group of people that had gathered outside, police told Chicagoist. The shooters then got back into the van and fled westbound on West 90th Street. An 18-year-old woman suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head; she was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the right arm and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. And a 16-year-old boy was struck in the buttocks; he was also taken to Advocate Christ and is in stable condition, police said.

The Tribune reports that the victims had gathered for a vigil for 23-year-old Nahmar T. Holmes, who was fatally shot in the same block the prior evening.

This isn't the first time this summer that someone was shot in Chicago while attending a vigil for an earlier shooting. Last month, a seven-year-old girl was struck while attending a vigil for a 14-year-old boy who had been fatally shot earlier that day.