Crime & Safety

Gunmen Targeted 71-Year-Old Grandmother In Fatal Shooting, Police Say

Chicago Police detectives late Monday were working to figure out who fired into the woman's house, killing her.

CHICAGO (CBS) — As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the community cannot understand who would intentionally shoot int the Emma Wright’s house. But all signs show she was targeted because of whom she let live with her.

Chicago Police detectives late Monday were working to figure out who fired into the woman’s house and killed Wright. But as to the question of why, the investigation leads to someone very close to the 71-year-old — and that leads many to question what happened to the old street code.

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