Chicago man charged with murder in fatal Washington Heights shooting, CPD says

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, September 19, 2024 3:39AM
Man charged with murder in fatal Washington Heights shooting
Ismael Williams, 38, of Chicago is now charged with murder in the death of a 37-year-old woman who was shot inside her home near 101st and Aberdeen.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man is now charged in the shooting that killed a woman inside a home on Chicago's Far South Side Tuesday.

The shooting happened in the city's Washington Heights neighborhood around 4:31 a.m. near 101st and Aberdeen streets.

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At least one of the bullets hit a37-year-old woman in the chest who was inside a house. She was rushed to a hospital, where she died.

No other injuries were reported.

Ismael Williams, 38, is now charged with one count of first-degree murder for her death. He has been arrested and is due in court Thursday.

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