Crime & Safety
Chicago Heights Teen Shot to Death in Richton Park
The 17-year-old boy was shot in the head while sitting in a friend's parked car Friday night.
A Chicago Heights teen was shot in the head and died Friday night in Richton Park, according to a Sun-Times Media report.
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Kyle Fisher, 17, of the 500 block of West Hickory Street, was pronounced dead at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, where he was taken after the shooting, the report stated.
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Fisher was sitting in a friend’s parked car at about 10 p,m. Friday, Aug. 8, when he was shot in the head, the report stated.
Richton Park police and the South Suburban Major Crime Task Force are working together to hunt for the shooter, the report stated. Authorities say the suspect fled by car after the shooting, the report added.
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Richton Park police are urging people with information about the shooting to call them at 708-283-6393, ext. 230.
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