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

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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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