Man killed, woman critically wounded in Far South Side shooting

They were sitting in a car in the 11800 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone fired at them, Chicago police said.

Two people were shot, one fatally, June 21, 2021, on the Far South Side.

Two people were shot, one fatally, June 21, 2021, on the Far South Side.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file

A man was killed and a woman critically wounded while sitting in a car on the Far South Side Monday.

Ronald Jefferson and the woman were shot multiple times about 9:40 p.m. in the 11800 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Jefferson, 32, was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The 35-year-old woman was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

No arrests have been made.

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