11-year-old boy killed, pregnant mother critically injured in Edgewater, authorities say

CHICAGO (WLS) — An 11-year-old boy was killed in the Edgewater neighborhood Wednesday.

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Alderman Andre Vazquez, who represents the 40th Ward, said the child’s mother was also injured. The Chicago Fire Department said they transported a 33-year-old pregnant woman in critical condition to a local hospital.

A large Chicago police presence was at the scene in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue. Crime tape surrounded the parking lot an apartment building. Officers discovered the boy with an injury to the chest, and the woman had multiple wounds, Chicago police said.

The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said. The victim was identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Jaydone Perkins.

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A neighbor said she heard screaming and sirens as police arrived.

“Just screaming, yelling, screaming, ‘help,’ but I didn’t, you know, intervene, I’m sorry,” she said. “I pray for healing. It’s sad.”

No one was in custody, Chicago police said.

Further details on the investigation have not been released.

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