Masked Gunmen Kill 17-Year-Old Pedro Ramirez in 7:40 a.m. Chicago Crossfire, 1 Suspect Caught
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Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · May 27
Masked Gunmen Kill 17-Year-Old Pedro Ramirez in 7:40 a.m. Chicago Crossfire, 1 Suspect Caught
5 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · May 27
Pedro Ramirez, a 17-year-old Tilden High junior, was struck while walking to school and died at 8:18 a.m. at Comer Children’s Hospital after gunmen opened fire on a minivan in Back of the Yards.
Police said a stolen black Jeep Cherokee carrying four masked assailants stopped behind a red minivan near 51st Street, and at least two attackers got out with a long gun and fired dozens of rifle rounds.
Two men in the minivan, ages 55 and 61, were also shot but drove away and called 911; one has been released from Stroger Hospital and the other was reported stable.
A witness gave police a description of the Jeep, leading to a chase and one arrest near 44th Street and Wolcott Avenue; three others fled on foot, and officers recovered a pistol and a rifle.
Ramirez’s mother said her son was an honor-roll student, soccer and volleyball player, and aspiring engineer; no charges had been filed by Wednesday morning.
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