2 shot, 1 fatally, on Lower West Side

Two people were shot on Saturday in the 1700 block of West 18th Place.

Sun-Times file

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday night on the Lower West Side.

A man and a woman were outside about 9:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 18th Place when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

Victor Martinez Mejia, 27, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The woman, 24, was struck in the leg and taken to the same hospital in fair condition, police said.

A witness told police they saw a white SUV fleeing the scene.

No one was in custody.

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