One woman dead, another hurt after shooting inside Chicago Near North Side apartment/hotel
Chicago Police late Sunday were looking for the shooter who left one woman dead and another in the hospital the night before in a hotel/apartment building in River North.
The shooting happened at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in The Level Hotels & Furnished Suites luxury hotel and apartment building at 369 W. Grand Ave. off Orleans Street.
One woman was found shot inside a suite in the building.
The other woman was found shot in the lobby, and a source said this victim was a security guard who tried to stop the shooter from getting access to the rest of the building.
Chicago Police lights were seen taking over the front of The Level after the 29-year-old woman believed to be the security guard was shot in the neck. She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and later listed in good condition.
A source close to the investigation said the victim told police the shooter was after a woman he knew on the 30th floor. Police said they found the 32-year-old woman in a guest room with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
It was not clear exactly when the woman found in the suite was shot, but she was later pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She was identified as Kenliada Porter by the Medical Examiner's Office.
Residents said the 30th floor at The Level is among those set aside for hotel use.
Police said the shooter left the scene in a tan sport-utility vehicle headed east.
As of late Sunday, no one is in custody. Belmont Area detectives are investigating.
