by James R. Scott, The Chicago Times
August 27, 2021
CHICAGO — According to Chicago police, a 17-year-old male has been charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman. On August 16, a shooting occurred in the 13300 block of South Baltimore in Hegewisch.
The gunmen made pulled up behind Yvonne Ruzich, who was sitting in her car at 4:25 a.m., talking to her stepson in another car while waiting for her boss to open the deli where she worked.
The two teenagers, including the 17-year-old charged, approached from behind and began shooting without warning. Ruzich attempted to drive away, but lost control and collided with a street sign about a block south.
The two assailants pursued Ruzich and brutally shot her five more times. The juvenile is charged with one count of first-degree murder.
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