On Monday, Chicago rapper Lil Reese was the victim of a shooting that has left him fighting for his life in an area hospital.
Around 2:30 p.m. Country Club Hills police converged on the scene of the incident that took place just outside of South Chicago in Markham only to find no victim or suspects nearby. They did however find a vehicle believed to be the one that contained Lil Reese left behind with blood nearby.
A man on the scene according to witnesses drove Lil Reese to an area hospital where her was later transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center.
Lil Reese who’s real name is Tavares Taylor was treated for a single gunshot wound to the neck and remains in critical condition according to the latest reports on Tuesday.
The gunmen as told by witnesses appeared to have been in pursuit of Lil Reese in another vehicle, exited and shot into the car striking the rapper. The assailant fled soon after opening fire with what it appears to be the famed Draco often heard in rap lyrics, it’s a semi-automatic pistol made by a Romanian manufacturer Cugir.
Although the shooting happened in broad daylight, authorities have not disclosed any persons of interest or suspects in the shooting.
Flip through the pages below to see reactions from Twitter to Lil Reese getting hit with the Draco in Chicago as well as a photo of the gunmen as he fired shots into the vehicle.