Man killed, 2 wounded in Fernwood shooting

SHARE Man killed, 2 wounded in Fernwood shooting
cpd_01.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

One man was killed and two others were wounded in a Fernwood neighborhood shooting early Tuesday on the Far South Side.

The men were sitting in a vehicle at 12:58 a.m. in the 200 block of West 107th Street when another male walked up and fired multiple shots into the vehicle, according to Chicago Police.

The victims drove to the 8600 block of South Halsted, where they flagged down an Illinois State Police trooper for help, police said.

Deylion L. Spencer, 30, was shot in the back and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 1:43 a.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood.

A 24-year-old man suffered two gunshot wounds to the arm and abdomen, while a 25-year-old man was shot in the arm, leg and buttocks, police said. They were also taken to Christ Medical Center, where they were both listed in serious condition.

The Latest
NFL
Here’s where all the year’s top rookies are heading for the upcoming NFL season.
Pinder, the last original member of the band, sang and played keyboards, as well as organ, piano and harpsichord. He founded the British band in 1964 with Laine, Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick and Graeme Edge.
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. By 9 p.m. protest leaders were told by university officials that arrests could begin later in the evening.
NFL
McCarthy, who went to Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park before starring at Michigan, will now play for the Bears’ rivals in Minnesota.
In a surprise, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top ally — the Chicago Teachers Union — was also critical of the district’s lack of transparency and failure to prioritize classroom aides in the budget, even though the union has long supported a shift toward needs-based funding.