Woman fatally shot while driving away from armed males in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was shot and killed inside a car Thursday morning on the city's South Side.

The shooting happened during what police described as a desperate attempt by two women trying to escape gunfire, before one of them was shot in the head.

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Two women were sitting in a vehicle around 11:11 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Vernon Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing, less than a half-mile away from a police station. They were approached by two unknown male offenders with guns, Chicago police said.

A 27-year-old woman who was driving the vehicle attempted to drive away from the armed males when they began to shoot at the vehicle, police said.

The driver did not get far before being shot in the head, and her car then crashed into a parked vehicle, police said. She was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

A 30-year-old woman was also in the vehicle with the victim at the time of the shooting, but no other injuries were reported, Chicago police said.

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The offenders fled the scene after the shooting. No one was in custody.

The woman who died has not yet been identified. Chicago police continue to investigate.

No further information about the shooting was immediately available.

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