2 charged after OSU football player's mom killed, 4 injured in West Garfield Park drive-by shooting

West Garfield Park shooting injured 4 others: Chicago police

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Friday, August 25, 2023
Mother of Ohio State football player killed in West Side shooting
A Chicago shooting killed Ashley Griggs, the mother of Ohio State football player Carnell Tate, in West Garfield Park Sunday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men have been charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a woman and injured four others on Chicago's West Side last month, police said.

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Chicago police said Manuel Bahamon, 22, and Ismael Lozada, 23, are both charged with first-degree murder and four counts of first-degree attempted murder.

The July 16 shooting in West Garfield Park killed 40-year-old Chicago resident Ashley Griggs, the mother of Ohio State football player Carnell Tate.

Police said they responded to report of a person shot shortly after 2 a.m. in the 4000-block of West Washington Street. When they arrived they found Griggs shot multiple times. She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Four other people were also injured in the shooting, police said.

A 38-year-old woman was struck in the buttocks and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

A 39-year-old man was struck in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

A 38-year-old man was struck in the thigh and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

A 42-year-old man was struck in the leg and foot and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.

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