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'Thought I Was Going to Die': Video Shows Chicago Mom Being Shot Multiple Times in Front of Daughter
Jenkins was shot nearly a dozen times in front of her daughter, and police said detectives have not determined a motive.
- On September 3, a gunman shot 33-year-old Erin Jenkins outside her Bronzeville home on the 4000 block of South Lake Park Avenue, firing multiple times before fleeing in a black sedan.
- Security video captured the violent ambush as Jenkins prepared to drive her daughter to school. "As I'm getting shot at, I'm telling her to duck low," Jenkins said, instructing the child to run.
- Suffering gunshot wounds to her chest and arm, Jenkins was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital for two surgeries. Her daughter later returned to help stop the bleeding with her school sweater.
- Chicago police detectives continue investigating the shooting with no arrests announced and no motive determined. Jenkins believes the attack was a case of mistaken identity.
- The incident has left Jenkins afraid to return home, stating "I'm too terrified to go home." She remains in recovery, grappling with the trauma of the violent encounter.
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'Thought I was going to die': Video shows Bronzeville mom shot multiple times in front of daughter
A woman who was shot multiple times outside her South Side home said she feared she would not survive the attack after a gunman opened fire as she prepared to take her daughter to school.
·Chicago, United States
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