A deadly shooting spree on Saturday that started in Chicago and ended in a shootout in nearby Evanston left at least four people dead, including the person thought to be the gunman, and at least four others critically wounded. The suspect was killed in a shootout with Evanston police officers after a rampage that targeted seemingly random victims, including a 15-year-old girl shot in the head while riding in a car with her mother and a woman who was taken hostage in a restaurant before being shot by her captor. Among the dead were a building security guard and a man, believed to be a University of Chicago student, whose body was found in a parked car. The Chicago Police superintendent, David Brown, identified the suspect as Jason Nightengale, 32, of Chicago. Superintendent Brown said at a news conference on Saturday night that the shooting spree began just before 2 p.m., when the suspect entered a South Side parking garage and shot a man sitting in a car, killing him.

Source: New York Times January 10, 2021 09:21 UTC