Police in Chicago continue to investigate the fatal shooting of the first cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade.
Nykea Aldridge was pushing a stroller in the city’s Parkway Gardens neighborhood Friday afternoon when two men exchanged gunfire nearby, hitting her in the arm and the head, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Two people have been questioned in connection with the shooting but no charges have been filed, police said.
Aldridge, 32, was not the intended target, police said. A relative took custody of the child, who was not hurt, according to ABC station WLS-TV.
Wade posted the following on his twitter page, “My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal.#EnoughIsEnough“
There have been 455 homicides in Chicago this year.
