An 18-year-old woman has died after being found with a gunshot wound inside a home on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
Chicago police officers were called to the 2700 block of Monitor Avenue in the Belmont Central neighbourhood at about 8.53pm on Wednesday.
The woman was found inside the property with a gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to Loyola University Medical Centre in a critical condition but was later pronounced dead.
Police remained outside the home overnight while detectives collected evidence as part of the investigation into the Chicago shooting.
The woman’s identity has not been released. Authorities have also not disclosed what led to the shooting or whether anyone has been arrested.
Detectives from Area 5 are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.
