Nationwide — Tia Bell, a 27-year-old African American mother of nine children from Chicago, was shot and killed in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. She was among three people killed in separate shootings on the city’s West Side.
The attack happened around 10:47 p.m. on Thursday on West Gladys Avenue, as reported by ABC 7 Chicago. Police said Bell was standing outside with a 26-year-old man when a gunman opened fire. Bell was shot several times and rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she died.
The man with her was also hit and taken to the hospital in fair condition. A third victim, another 26-year-old man, later walked into a hospital with a graze wound linked to the same shooting…