When police arrived, they located the victim, who they eventually identified as Tayden Dixon from Washington Park, Illinois. Dixon was found near the entrance of a residence with a gunshot wound. Officers and EMS provided attempted to provide medical aid, but Dixon passed away from his injuries. He was 18.
People in the home reported hearing loud banging and screaming outside, according to investigators. One of the residents, a 38-year-old woman, went downstairs to see what was going on. She found her 17-year-old niece involved in a fight on the front porch with another person whose face was covered by a hood.
Police said the woman was worried for her niece’s safety and believed she was in immediate danger. The woman opened the front door and fired a shot at the aggressor.
It was later determined the person shot was the niece’s own brother and the woman’s nephew.
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