Police ID Woman Fatally Shot Outside Elgin Bar

ELGIN, IL — A homicide investigation is underway in Elgin after a Chicago woman was fatally shot over the weekend outside D Hangout Bar and Grill, according to the Elgin Courier-News. On Monday, Elgin police identified the woman as Shaprie Smith, 25, of the 6000 block of Fairfield Avenue in Chicago. Smith and two other women were shot in the parking lot of the bar in the 500 block of South McLean Boulevard at about 12:23 a.m. Sunday.

Officers first at the scene of the shooting found the three women with gunshot wounds — all with varying degrees of injury severity.

The women were taken to area hospitals and Smith was pronounced dead just before 5 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. A fourth shooting victim, a male, took himself to the hospital.

Elgin police believe the shooter knew the female who was killed, according to a news release. Police said Sunday night that detectives were following up on leads "pertaining to the case throughout the day."

"Although the investigation is continuing at this time, we can confirm that the incident started as a verbal altercation outside of the bar with several subjects, including those who suffered gunshot wounds," police said. "We do believe this is an isolated occurrence."

Armando Latigo told the Elgin Courier-News he and his wife were hanging out at D Hangout Bar and Grill when the shooting occurred. They were sitting at the bar, listening as a band played and unaware of the violence happening outside. When they left the establishment at about 1:30 a.m., patrons were being asked to leave through the bar's back door, Latigo told the newspaper.

The shooting remains under investigation. Elgin police are encouraging anyone who may have been in the parking lot of the bar at the time of the shooting to call.

Anyone with information that may aid the investigation can provide anonymous tips or information via the crime line at 847-695-4195 or by texting 847-411 and including the ELGINPD in the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information.

The murder is the fourth in Elgin so far this year.

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