2 killed by gunfire in Chicago Thursday

The fatal attack occurred in Roseland on the Far South Side.

Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

Four people were shot, one fatally, in shootings in Chicago Feb. 3, 2022.

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Two men were killed and two others wounded in shootings in Chicago Thursday.

  • A man was fatally shot while driving in Roseland on the Far South Side around 3:45 p.m., police said. The man, 28, was in the first block of East 100th Place when he was shot in the back and torso, police said. A CTA bus was also struck by gunfire, but no one on it was injured. The man drove to the 1000 block of West 95th Street and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
  • Ryan Balbag, 28, was driving with two passengers about 11:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of North Pulaski Road when he was shot in the eye by gunfire, authorities said. He ran a red light and crashed into the side of a building, officials said. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he died.

Two others were wounded by gunfire in Chicago Thursday.

One person was wounded in citywide shootings Wednesday.

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