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2-year-old boy found in apartment after mother, grandfather shot to death, family says

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CHICAGO (WLS) — Police are conducting a death investigation after a toddler was found inside an East Chatham apartment with two dead bodies Wednesday on the city’s Far South Side.

Police responded to the 8100-block of S. Drexel Avenue for a well-being check.

When officers arrived and made entry, a 27-year-old woman and a 79-year-old man were found dead, police said. A 2-year-old child was found unharmed.

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The child was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital for observation.

The man and woman sustained fatal gunshot wounds, according to police.

The two victims have been identified by family and colleagues as Javonni Jenkins and her father, Curtis Hardman.

Jenkins was a medical assistant at Holy Cross Hospital. When she didn’t show up for work, they knew something was wrong and colleagues started calling her. Jenkins’ 2-year-old son eventually answered the phone, they told ABC7.

The colleagues had the toddler on FaceTime for several hours. They were the ones who initiated the well-being check after they didn’t see Jenkins the entire call.

“All we could see was from his face up, so the ceiling the majority of the time,” said one colleague who didn’t want to be identified.

“We came a little too late,” said Nicole Worth, another co-worker of Jenkins. “We saved the baby. That’s all we could do.”

Chicago police said they believe this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.

Area 2 Detective are investigating and interviewing potential witnesses.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.

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