Two Southwest Side men shot and killed in park in Little Village — 'It's scary.'

Two men were found shot to death in a soccer field at La Villita Park early Thursday , leaving residents and park visitors on edge.Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the park in the 2800 block of South Sacramento Avenue about 2 a.m. and found the men dead with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.They were identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Adrian Granados, 29, and Jordan Hernandez, 27. Both Southwest Side residents, Hernandez lived in the Ashburn neighborhood, and Granados lived in Chicago Lawn.The two men were in a car crash in the 3100 block of South Kedzie Avenue, about a quarter of a mile from the park, before they were shot, according to sources. No one is in custody.Crime scene tape lies on the ground near the scene where two men were found shot to death early Thursday morning at La Villita Park. A neighbor said she heard 10 shots. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-TimesThe park was quiet Thursday afternoon, with only a handful of visitors. A man and his dog were playing fetch with a neon-green disc. A couple of skateboarders glided across the skate park. Toddlers played on swings in the playground.A scrap of yellow police tape on the grass near the turf soccer fields was the only sign of the early morning attack.Consuelo Hernandez, who lives near the park, said she was awakened by about 10 shots in the middle of the night.“I got up, but I didn’t even want to look out my window or anything,” she said in Spanish. “We’ve heard gunshots from far away before but never this close.”Consuelo Hernandez, who is not related to the shooting victim Jordan Hernandez, has lived in the area since 2005. She said the park and her block are normally really quiet. She said she and her husband often take their grandchildren to play in the park but will now think twice about their safety there.“I know I have to be wary because stuff like that can happen at any time, it could be night or daylight,” neighbor Israel Hernandez said.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times“It worries us because it’s scary,” Consuelo Hernandez said. “We aren’t going to feel as safe anymore with what just happened.”Another resident, Israel Hernandez, no relation to Consuelo or Jordan Hernandez, grew up in Little Village. He said he was at the park about 9 p.m. Wednesday night, hours before the attack. “It’s crazy,” he said, adding that he usually feels safe there.But he said the neighborhood was unfortunately all too familiar with incidents of gun violence.“I know I have to be wary because stuff like that can happen at any time, it could be night or daylight,” he said.The 30-year-old said he hoped incidents like Thursday’s don’t become pervasive at the park.“This is a great park,” he said.