Woman killed in shooting in parking lot of Brickyard Mall; alderman says victim's husband has turned himself in
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 47-year-old woman was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning in the parking lot of the Brickyard Mall in Belmont Cragin.
Police said, around 9:30 a.m., the woman was outside in the 6500 block of West Diversey Avenue when someone approached her and shot her multiple times. The location where the woman was shot was the parking lot outside the Target at the Brickyard Mall.
As CBS 2's Meredith Barack reported, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) said the woman was killed by her 50-year-old husband. The man then drove to the Schiller Park Police Department after the shooting, where he turned himself in, Villegas said.
Shoppers were coming in and out of the Target when the shooting happened. Witnesses said they heard three shots, and then saw the body of a woman on the ground.
The woman was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where she was pronounced dead.
Police then spent hours placing evidence markers around a white Jeep and a yellow vest.
One woman who lives nearby told us she heard the shots. She did not want to show her face, but said crime does happen in the neighborhood.
But she said what happened Wednesday morning is shocking.
"I go to Target all the time, so just to hear about this happening in the neighborhood kind of puts me on edge," she said, "especially like, I walk around here, I walk store to store - and I just can't believe something like this would happen especially in broad daylight."
On Wednesday afternoon, Target issued the following statement:
"We were saddened to learn of a shooting in the parking lot of our Brickyard Chicago store earlier today. It is not an active shooter situation and all other guests and team members are safe. Our security team immediately called law enforcement and secured the store, and we appreciate the fast response of the 25th Precinct Chicago Police Department. Target will provide law enforcement with any information needed for their investigation."
Once again, Ald. Villegas said the victim's husband has surrendered, and the motive is domestic-related.
