Woman killed, man wounded in Lansing shooting

The female, whose age was unknown, was shot in the 17300 block of Torrence Avenue.

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Police investigate the fatal shooting of Lisa York at a Lansing parking lot at 2500 Bernice Rd. on July 23, 2019.

A woman was shot and killed July 23, 2019 in south suburban Lansing.

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A woman was killed and a man wounded Tuesday in a shooting in south suburban Lansing.

Officers responded at 6:07 p.m. to a parking lot at 2500 Bernice Road and found the pair with gunshot wounds, Lansing police said in a statement.

Lisa Marie York, 41, had been shot in the head, police and the Lake County coroner’s office said. She was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Hammond, Indiana. Her death was ruled a homicide. York lived in Hobart, Indiana.

The man was shot multiple times in the body and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition had stabilized, police said.

Shortly after the shooting, police taped off the parking lot of a Just Tires auto shop.

Lansing police are investigating the shooting with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force.

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