Woman killed, man injured in West Garfield Park

The two were driving in an alley just before 5 p.m. when several people started shooting from two cars, police said.

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They were driving in an alley in the 3800 block of West Jackson Boulevard when people in a nearby SUV and sedan opened fire.

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A woman was killed and a man wounded in a shooting Friday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The two were driving in an alley just before 5 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Jackson Boulevard when several people started shooting from a white SUV and a white sedan, Chicago police said.

Jamyah Triplett, 20, suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and back. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The man, 19, was shot in the back and taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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