A 31-year-old woman was shot and killed during an alleged robbery attempt in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood on Saturday night, Chicago police said in reports carried by FOX 32 and the Chicago Tribune. The woman was outside in the 800 block of West 27th Street at about 8:40 p.m. when she was shot in the chest by a man in a dark-colored sedan.
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She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified her on Sunday as Gabriela Ochoa, FOX 32 reported. Police said they believe the offenders were attempting to rob her — that motive is a police allegation at this stage, not a proven fact.
Source: Chicago Tribune
No one in custody; patrols stepped up
No arrests had been made and authorities were still searching for the shooter, the reports said. Alderperson Nicole Lee of the 11th Ward called the killing a tragic and unnecessary loss in a statement to FOX 32, said she was extremely concerned about a recent series of bold and violent crimes in the area, including burglars targeting senior citizens, and said Chicago police would focus increased patrols there, according to ABC 7 reporting cited by FOX 32.
Police have not released a fuller suspect description beyond a man in a dark-colored sedan. Anyone with information is asked to contact Chicago police as the investigation continues.
What is solid
- A 31-year-old woman was shot in the chest at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of West 27th Street in Bridgeport
- She died at Stroger Hospital and was identified as Gabriela Ochoa by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
- Police said the shooter was a man in a dark-colored sedan
- No one was in custody in the published reports
What is only claimed
- The robbery motive is what police said they suspect — it has not been proven
- No fuller suspect description has been released
Police suspect a robbery motive, but that remains an allegation under investigation. The suspect had not been caught in the latest reports.