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16. I don't interpret it that way

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:00 AM

22 hrs ago

Last edited Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:09 AM - Edit history (1)

I think they mean that the woman was not singled out in the group, but rather that the shooter was shooting randomly at the entire group and just happened to hit her rather than somebody else.

I don't think 'not the intended target" in this context means that they know a motive. Indeed, I think it's the opposite.

I agree it's ambiguous and poorly worded either by CPD or the news.

In this CBS Chicago story, police say it was random: "Police said she was shot in the head and died at the scene. Investigators said it appears to have been a random shooting."

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