Man shot to death in Roseland

police1.jpeg

Sun-Times file photo

A man crashed his vehicle after he was fatally shot in the head early Thursday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 10200 block of South Lafayette about 2:35 a.m. and found a vehicle crashed into the side of the garage, according to Chicago Police.

EMS had already arrived and informed officers that 21-year-old Toryius Keefer had been shot in the left eye, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Keefer, of the 11000 block of South Parnell, was dead at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The vehicle had also sustained gunshot damage, according to police.

The Latest
Victims of domestic abuse can now use a QR code to access a website that directs them to agencies that can help, orders of protection, shelters and legal aid.
Forward DeMar DeRozan left in the third quarter with a strained right quadriceps and didn’t return. He declined to meet with the media afterward.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell seeks to reassure Americans that their money was safe after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank as the Fed continues to fight inflation.
Senate Commerce Committee grills Norfolk Southern CEO on safety enhancements that can be implemented to prevent derailments like the one in East Palestine, Ohio.
Their third runoff debate was more restrained than previous ones — but not without some big swings, as when Vallas said he’s got more teaching experience than Johnson. “You can’t keep just dismissing people, Paul,” Johnson responded. “It’s irresponsible.”