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February 03, 2021 - 3:22 AM
CHICAGO - A 15-year-old girl has become the fifth person to die from a series of shootings last month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police shootout, authorities said.
Damia Smith was pronounced dead Tuesday at Comer Childrenâs Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examinerâs office. She was riding in a vehicle with her mother when she was shot and had been hospitalized.
According to police, Jason Nightengale, 32, of Chicago, shot seven people in a series of attacks Jan. 9 over a roughly four-hour period. Most of the attacks happened on Chicago s South Side before Nightengale drove to Evanston, just north of the city, where officers killed him during a shootout.
Fifth victim dies after January shooting in Chicago, suburbs
Damia Smith was pronounced dead Tuesday at Comer Children s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner s office.
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CHICAGO: A 15-year-old girl has become the fifth person to die from a series of shootings last month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police shootout, authorities said.
Damia Smith was pronounced dead Tuesday at Comer Children s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner s office.
She was riding in a vehicle with her mother when she was shot and had been hospitalised.
The news of her death comes on the same night that 911 calls from that fateful January evening were released by authorities.
The calls captured the moment that Nightengale opened fire in a CVS location near the border of Chicago and Evanston. After leaving that store, he then moved across the street, where he shot 61-year-old Marta Torres. She later died from her injuries.
Nightengale then fled from the restaurant and was running toward a Dollar General when he was shot by Evanston police officers.
He was pronounced dead at an area hospital a short time later.
That day, Smith was riding in a vehicle with her mother about 4 p.m. in the 10300 block of South Halsted Street when she was shot in the head, officials said. Nightengale is believed to be responsible for the shooting.