Calumet City Woman, 18, Dies After River Oaks Mall Shooting

CALUMET CITY, IL — An 18-year-old woman died Saturday after a double shooting two days prior at River Oaks Center in Calumet City. According to WGN, 18-year-old Christin Ross, of Calumet City, was seriously hurt in a Thursday evening shooting at the mall and was taken to the hospital, but died Saturday evening, according to the Cook County Coroner's Office. WGN reported Calumet City Chief of Police Christopher Fletcher said officers responded around 6 p.m. Thursday to reports of shots fired, and when they arrived, they found a 17-year-old boy and Ross both seriously hurt.

The incident caused the mall to be placed on lockdown, and Fletcher said it didn't appear to be a random act of violence, according to WGN. Fletcher added that there's no immediate threat to public safety.

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Joy Watson, a makeup artist at Macy's — one of the mall's entrance points — told WGN she and a client heard shots and then saw "about 20 teenagers" running out of the mall, yelling that someone was shooting at them.

A statement posted Oct. 10 on the River Oaks Center Facebook page:

"There was an isolated incident at River Oaks Center today. We want the public to know that River Oaks Center holds the safety of our customers, tenants, and employees paramount. We are cooperating with the Calumet City Police Department to address this incident. The Calumet City Police Department is undertaking an active investigation into this incident. The Mall will be open regular hours tomorrow."