2 dead, 5 wounded at Church's Chicken in Englewood

2 dead, 5 wounded at Church's Chicken in Englewood

By Ryan Haggerty
Tribune reporter
5:46 a.m. CST, December 28, 2011

Grieving
( Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune / December 27, 2011 )
Diamond Brown grieves near the crime scene after learning that a friend of hers was reportedly shot and killed.

Two people were killed and five others wounded when shots rang out Tuesday evening at a fast-food restaurant in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, authorities said.

The gunman had gotten into an argument with a person outside the Church's Chicken restaurant near 66th and Halsted streets, then chased the person inside and opened fire about 6:50 p.m., police said.

Surveillance video appears to show the intended target trying to run away through a crowd of people, police said. No one was in custody, police said.

Two people were dead on scene and four others were taken to hospitals initially in critical condition, according to police and the Chicago Fire Department. It was not known whether the person being chased was among the victims.

The Cook County medical examiner's office this morning still did not have the identities of the dead.
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