Woman killed, man critically wounded in Canaryville shooting

A woman was killed, and a man critically wounded in a shooting Monday evening in Canaryville on the South Side.

The two were driving in the 700 block of West Root Street when a sedan pulled up and someone inside opened fire about 5:45 p.m., Chicago police said.

The woman, 18, was struck and crashed into a building, police said. She was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. She was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Myesha Jackson.

The man, 21, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

There was no one in custody.