An Elgin High School studuent was shot and killed after being robbed by an unidentified thief just outside the United Center in Chicago Sunday evening.
The victim, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Kendall, was in Chicago to attend a concert.
According to reports, Kendall and three friends were standing in the 100 block of North Wollcott Avenue just before 7pm when four individuals on bikes approached them, demanding their belongings at gunpoint. According to Kendall’s older brother Thomas, the group complied, but as the offenders began to walk away, an argument erupted between them and Kendall.
According to police, during a struggle, one of the offenders struck Kendall in the head with a gun before opening fire, shooting him multiple times. Kendall later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
Other injuries arising from the incident included a 19-year-old man who was shot in the ribs and is in hospital in critical condition, and a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the hand and grazed in the abdomen. He is reported in good condition.
Chicago police are investigating the crime. No suspects have yet been identified.
