Preston, 24, was shot around 1:42 a.m. on Saturday in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue in the Avalon Park neighborhood.
An arriving officer rendered aid, placed her into the back of a squad car, and took her to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Neighbors told CBS 2's Asal Rezaei they are still shocked. They say police cars have not left their street since the shooting in the nearly 48 hours since Preston was shot in front of her Avalon Park home.Her neighbor and family friend Diane Ward heard the gunshots that would end up taking Preston's life.
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