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Illinois police still hunt for Chicago mall gunman

As police continued to search for a gunman who killed five women at a suburban Chicago mall, passers-by erected a memorial of five white crosses and flowers to the victims.

Police released few details about the weekend shooting and would not confirm media reports on Sunday that a sixth woman was shot and survived the attack.

Investigators believe the Saturday shooting was the result of a robbery that was interrupted, but they declined to say how it was stopped or who called for help.

"This has been an extremely sensitive investigation," police Chief Mike O'Connell said.

The Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune newspapers, citing unnamed sources, said in stories posted on their Web sites that the survivor was treated at a hospital. The Sun-Times reported that the woman was released on Sunday afternoon.

St James Hospital spokeswoman Sherry Sissac confirmed that the facility received one female shooting victim on Saturday but declined to give further information.

"We have not disclosed any information regarding the condition," she said on Sunday. "We are not allowed to address any information involving a criminal investigation."

The five women -- a manager and four customers -- were herded into the back room of the store and killed shortly after it opened, authorities have said.

The Will County coroner's office said all five died from gunshot wounds.
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