Tragic Footage Shows To Shooters Open Fire On A Car In Chicago, Killing A Woman And Injuring A Man As A Baby Sat In The Backseat With A Lollipop

A woman was killed and a man was wounded Wednesday afternoon after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, with a baby sitting in the back seat, just steps away from St. Sabina Parish, according to police and witnesses.

Chicago police said the shooting occurred around 1:25 p.m. in the 7900 block of South May Street. A 26 year old woman and a 27 year old man were sitting inside a white car when at least three suspects ran up and fired a barrage of gunfire into the vehicle. The car then crashed into a GMC van moments after the shots rang out.

Video circulating on social media shows the suspects unloading at least two dozen rounds into the car before running away. The shooters then climbed into a red Alfa Romeo and fired several more shots into the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

A witness who recorded the video said they were driving home from work when they saw the ambush unfold and rushed toward the car afterward.

Inside the back seat, the baby was unharmed, crying and holding a lollipop.

The woman was shot multiple times across her body and rushed to OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital in critical condition. Police later confirmed she succumbed to her injuries. Her name has not yet been released.

The man was shot in the buttocks and arm and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he is listed in good condition. The child was not injured. The driver of the van struck by the victims’ car refused medical treatment.

Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Parish, a longtime anti violence activist in the area, condemned the attack and emphasized how close the shooting occurred to the church.

“Thank God that baby is so young they probably won’t remember this day,” Pfleger said. “But that baby is going to know their mother was killed today. That baby could have been killed.”

Pfleger added that witnesses described the attackers as carrying long guns and urged anyone with information to come forward.

“They all had long guns. It’s just crazy,” he said. “Somebody needs to be held accountable. I want them caught.”

St. Sabina Church, located just over a block from the crime scene, has long been a focal point for anti violence efforts in the neighborhood.

As of Wednesday evening, no suspects were in custody. Area 2 detectives are investigating.

The shooting marks yet another instance of Chicago’s ongoing violent crime crisis, one that once again left a child sitting in the aftermath of chaos, spared by inches.