Two teens shot, one fatally in last three days

Two teens were shot, one fatally in two separate incidents since Wednesday on the South Side, police said.

Two teens were shot, one fatally in two separate incidents since Wednesday on the South Side, police said. Aaron Williams, 18, of the 1300 block of West 55th Street, was gunned down in the 1500 block of West 58th Street Wednesday afternoon. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The next day, a 16-year-old girl was severely wounded after being struck in the head by gunshots that entered a van she was riding in at about 11:15 p.m. Police said the van was in the 2500 block of West 42nd Street when shots rang out and struck the van. Police said the motives in both incidents are unclear, and no arrests have been made. ______ Copyright 2008 Chicago Defender. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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