Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Man kills woman, turns gun on himself in West Side murder-suicide

Man kills woman outside of church  Man kills woman outside of church

 Man kills woman outside of church  Man kills woman outside of church 

Man kills woman outside of church  


A woman was killed in an apparent murder-suicide as she left church services Sunday afternoon on the West Side, police said.
A 38-year-old man is suspected of fatally shooting the woman, 40, and then shooting himself to death about 2:05 p.m. in the 5700 block of West Chicago Avenue, police said.
Both were pronounced dead on the scene. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as Roshaun D. Wilson, of the 2200 block of South 20th Avenue in Broadview. The woman was identified as Trinyce L. Sanders-Wilson, of the same address in Broadview. Police gave the age of Sanders-Wilson as 36.
The woman's body lay on the ground, her feet showing from underneath the blanket that covered her. Next to her was a silver car with blood smeared on its backend, and a gun was on a sidewalk nearby.
About 30 people, several of them congregants, stood outside Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 5729 W. Chicago, and watched as the woman’s family sobbed while she was placed in an ambulance.
The church's pastor, the Rev. Kenneth Giles, said the shooting took place shortly after the church's morning service ended, about 1:30 p.m.
The woman who was killed attended the morning service and was just leaving when she was shot, Giles said.
The shooter, who Giles said is the victim's husband, met the woman on her way to her car, which was parked across the street from the church. Giles said he was told the shooter shot the woman and shot himself shortly afterward.
"I think they were probably estranged at this time. I think there was probably some things going on between the two of them," Giles said.
The families of both the shooter and the victim were members of the church for more than 20 years, Giles said. The victim was a member of the young adult choir, worked with children at the church and helped in the kitchen in the evenings, when food was served, he said.
"If you asked her and she had the time to do it, she would do it," Giles said.
"I know you always hear this about people when they are deceased, about how wonderful they were. But genuinely, she was a wonderful woman," he said. "It's a tragedy on both sides for the church. He was also a good guy. But you never know what's going on in the minds of people."
The church's usual Sunday afternoon service, normally scheduled for 3:30 p.m., was canceled.
In other shootings, a man was killed and at least 13 other people were wounded citywide.
At 5:30 p.m., a 20-year-old man was killed in East Garfield Park after a shooting in the 3000 block of West Fifth Avenue, police said. Three men stepped out of a red SUV and at least one fired toward the man, who was struck in the head. No one is in custody. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as Jeffery Arnold, of the 7000 block of North Greenwood Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He died about 6:05 p.m.
Just before 3:45 a.m. Monday, a male whose age was not available, accidentally shot himself in the University Village neighborhood, police said. He went to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the groin.
Just before 1:35 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Lawndale. He was in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard when he was shot in the left shin. He got himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, and his condition was stabilized.
At 11:15 p.m. Sunday, a 22-year-old woman was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. She was on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of North Hamlin Avenue when she was shot in the leg, police said. She got herself to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition.
About 8:35 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Roseland on the Far South Side. He got himself to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the side and told investigators he was shot in the 11100 block of South Union Avenue.
Around 8:30 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in West Garfield Park. He was in the 4000 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone shot him in the chest. He was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. A police source said he was being uncooperative with the investigation.
About 6:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man was critically wounded in West Pullman on the Far South Side. He was sitting in a vehicle in the 12700 block of South Union Avenue when someone in another vehicle fired shots, hitting him in the side. He went to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
Also about 6:30 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the hand in the Homan Square neighborhood. He was in a vehicle stopped at a stop sign in the 700 block of South St. Louis Avenue when a light-colored vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot him in the hand. He went to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Two men were shot about 5:30 p.m. in Bronzeville, police said. A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were in the 600 block of East Pershing Road when they were shot. Both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital; the older man was in critical condition, and the younger man in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the neck.
About 1:45 p.m. Sunday in Englewood, two men were shot. The victims, a 21-year-old man and a 23-year-old, were outside in the 6700 block of South Peoria Street when a gunman emerged from a gangway and began firing, grazing the younger man in the shoulder and shooting the 23-year-old in the lower right leg. The younger man went to Holy Cross Hospital and the older man went to Stroger Hospital. Both were listed in good condition.
At 12:15 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. He was walking on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of East 70th Street when a vehicle carrying three people pulled alongside. One of them opened fire, shooting the boy in the right buttock. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, and his condition was stabilized.
At 11:20 a.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in East Garfield Park. He walked into Rush University Medical Center with gunshot wounds to the chest and arm and told investigators he had been shot in the 3100 block of West Monroe Street. He was then transferred to Stroger Hospital. 

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