Woman fatally shot during Southwest Side argument

A witness told police Virginia Rios, 39, was arguing with a man when he pulled out a gun and shot her in the head and neck about 11:45 p.m. near the 7700 block of South Cicero Avenue, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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A woman is dead after being shot during an argument in the Ashburn neighborhood late Thursday, police said.

A witness told police Virginia Rios, 39, was arguing with a man when he pulled out a gun and shot her in the head and neck about 11:45 p.m. near the 7700 block of South Cicero Avenue, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Rios was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she was pronounced dead.

The shooter fled the scene and was not arrested.

Area 1 detectives are investigating.

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