Chicago police are searching for multiple suspects after two people were shot to death and three others were injured Monday afternoon during what authorities described as a “targeted” home invasion.
The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m. at a second-floor apartment in the 2900 block of East 78th Street in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said.
“I can’t discuss the motive, it’s unique to the crime itself and I don’t want to take it away from detectives in the area,” Deputy Chief Loughran told reporters at the scene. “What I can say, specifically, is that it doesn’t appear to be a random act.”
Several suspects fled the scene after the shooting, according to police.
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Five people were shot around 1:45 p.m. Monday at a second-floor apartment in the 2900 block of East 78th Street in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, police said.
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While police did not immediately release the ages or identities of the victims, FOX32 Chicago reported that a woman in her 20s was shot in the head and a man in his 20s was shot in the back. Both victims were found dead at the scene.
Police said two of the victims were found dead at the scene.
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Police found two other adult victims with gunshot wounds inside the apartment. The fifth adult victim had escaped to a nearby McDonald’s after being shot. Police said the three victims were taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.
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No update on the three injured victims was immediately available Tuesday morning.
It was not clear if the five shooting victims were related or if they all lived in the apartment.
Chicago Deputy Police Chief Sean Loughran spoke to reporters about the early stages of the investigation Monday afternoon.
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“We are looking into any relationship between the victims and the offenders at this time, but it is very, very preliminary to discuss it,” Loughran said.
Police told Fox News Digital Tuesday morning that detectives were still investigating.
