A woman was killed in a shooting Thursday in Austin on the West Side.
She was sitting in a vehicle with two other women about 10 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Ohio Street when a male approached and fired multiple shots, Chicago police said.
The 40-year-old was struck in the head, chest, back and abdomen, police said. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
She was identififed as Lashonda Burton, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy confirmed she died of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled her death a homicide.
Area Four detectives are investigating.