Chicago police said four attackers opened fire outside a South Halsted Street gas station after midnight.
CHICAGO, IL — Two people were killed and two others were critically wounded early Thursday when four gunmen opened fire outside a gas station in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said.
The shooting left investigators searching for the attackers and a motive as detectives worked through evidence from the South Side scene. Police said all four victims were standing outside the gas station when the group approached and fired. The two surviving victims remained in critical condition Thursday morning.
The shooting happened about 12:23 a.m. Thursday in the 7600 block of South Halsted Street, police said. The victims were outside a BP gas station when four people walked up and began shooting. Police said the attackers then ran away through an alley heading south. A 53-year-old woman was shot in the head and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. A 46-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the body was taken to the same hospital and also died. Reality Allah, a violence prevention director, said the first concern was for the victims and their families.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office had not publicly released the names of the two people killed as of Thursday morning. Police said a 35-year-old woman was shot multiple times in the leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. A 33-year-old man was shot several times in the body and also was listed in critical condition there. Video from the scene showed more than 50 evidence markers around the gas station, showing the wide area detectives were reviewing. Police had not announced any arrests, and officials had not released descriptions of the four attackers.
Auburn Gresham sits on Chicago’s South Side, where Halsted Street is a major north-south route lined with stores, homes, bus stops and late-night businesses. The gas station shooting came during an overnight stretch that also included other violent incidents across the city, including a separate shooting in Little Village and a domestic-related stabbing in North Lawndale, according to police accounts reported Thursday morning. The Auburn Gresham case was the deadliest of those incidents. Police did not say whether the victims knew the shooters or whether the attack followed an argument.
Area Two detectives are leading the investigation. Police said they were reviewing evidence from the scene and had not announced charges. CTA buses along Halsted Street were rerouted after the shooting while investigators worked in the area. The case remained open Thursday morning, with the next steps expected to include witness interviews, review of nearby video and formal identification of the two people killed. Officials had not announced a news conference or a court hearing because no suspect was in custody.
At the scene, evidence markers covered parts of the pavement near the gas station as police tape blocked the area. The station sits in a busy corridor where late-night traffic, bus riders and nearby residents often pass through. Allah said his team was working to support families affected by the shooting. “We just want to make sure that we send our condolences to the families and offer our support in any way that we can,” he said. Police have not said how many weapons were used or how many shots were fired.
The investigation remained active Thursday, July 2, with two victims dead, two others hospitalized in critical condition and no arrests announced. Detectives continued to work the South Halsted Street scene and surrounding area.
Author note: Last updated July 2, 2026.