Police found the woman wounded inside a Northwest Side residence Wednesday night, and detectives are investigating what led to the shooting.
CHICAGO, IL — An 18-year-old woman died after she was found with a gunshot wound inside a home on Chicago’s Northwest Side Wednesday night, police said.
Officers responded at about 8:53 p.m. Oct. 14 to a residence in the 2700 block of North Monitor Avenue, according to Chicago police accounts reported by multiple local news organizations. The woman was found inside the home with a gunshot wound and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where she later died.
Authorities had not released the woman’s identity as of Thursday morning. Police also had not disclosed what happened before the shooting, whether anyone else was inside the residence at the time or whether investigators were searching for a suspect.
The shooting occurred on the city’s Northwest Side. Local reports have used both Belmont Cragin and Belmont Central to describe the area surrounding the North Monitor Avenue address. Police have not released additional information explaining the circumstances that brought officers to the home.
Investigators have not announced any arrests or publicly identified a possible motive. Authorities also have not said whether the shooting was believed to be intentional or provided information about a weapon connected to the investigation.
The woman was initially taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition before she was pronounced dead, according to police. Officials had not publicly provided a more detailed timeline of her treatment or death Thursday morning.
Detectives continued investigating the shooting Thursday. No additional information about potential witnesses, other people involved or events leading up to the woman being found wounded had been released.
The case remains under investigation, and authorities have not announced any arrests. The victim’s name and further details about the shooting remained unavailable as of the latest public reports.
Author note: Last updated October 15, 2026.