Chicago police said at about 3:55 p.m. in the 6800-block of South Cornell Avenue in South Shore, a 43-year-old woman was in a home when a 17-year-old boy approached her, pulled out a gun and shot her in the head four times.
The teen then ran away.
The wife and mother, identified by neighbors as Tatanisha Jackson, was rushed to a hospital, where she died.
Neighbors said the shots rang out as Jackson returned home with her husband and son to their apartment.
They said the shooter was waiting inside her home as she walked inside. They also said she was shot in front of her family.
A gun was recovered at the scene, police said.
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It was not immediately clear if the victim knew the shooter.
On Friday, the South Shore community remained on edge.
"It's devastating, you know? I will be looking for her when I come to sit on the back sometimes," neighbor Wendy Herring said.
Police did not immediately provide any additional information about the person of interest Friday.
"I just can't even process this, unfortunately. It just seems so sad and scary," neighbor Monique Tropet said.
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