2 killed, 3 injured in South Shore shooting

Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when gunmen opened fire in an apartment in the South Shore neighborhood Monday afternoon.

The shooting occurred about 1:45 p.m. in the 2900 block of East 78th Street, according to Chicago police and fire officials.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, a woman 25 to 30 years old, and a man about 25 years old, according to preliminary information from police. The woman was shot in the head and the man in the back.

Three other people were taken in critical condition to University of Chicago Medical Center, according to fire officials. 

One of the victims drove to a nearby McDonald’s, where police and paramedics were called. The man had been grazed in the neck and shot in the back and arm, police at the scene said.

Two gunmen were seen fleeing from the scene, police said.

Red police tape surrounded the McDonald’s, which appeared to have closed for the day. Employees who walked out of the restaurant declined to speak to a reporter.