Chicago weekend violence leaves 9 dead, including cop's son
CHICAGO -- Nine people were killed, including the son of a Chicago police officer, and at least 43 more were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday night and Monday morning, reports CBS Chicago.
Arshell Dennis III, the 19-year-old son of officer Arshell "Chico" Dennis, was gunned down early Sunday on the Southwest Side.
Just after midnight, Dennis was sitting outside near his home with another man when a gunman walked up and started shooting, according to police. Dennis was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital, where he died at 12:45 a.m., authorities said. The other man was shot in the arm and chest and remains in serious condition.
The weekend's most recent homicide happened Sunday morning in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood.
At about 9 a.m., a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities have not yet identified him.
Earlier Sunday, a person was found shot to death on the city's West Side.
Officers responding at 5:11 a.m. to a call of a person down found the male lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
About two hours earlier, a 31-year-old man was fatally shot in the Near West Side neighborhood.
Alfonso Kyles was found on a sidewalk about 3 a.m. just south of the entrance to Touhy-Herbert Park, authorities said. Kyles suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 3:13 a.m.
At 2:18 a.m., another 31-year-old man was shot to death in a separate Austin neighborhood attack.
Antonie Johnson, 31, was shot in the back, authorities said. Johnson was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m.
Just after 1 p.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old man was killed and a 10-year-old boy wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
Yanong Woods was standing outside when a gunman walked up and shot him in the chest, knee and thigh, authorities said. Woods was taken to a hospital where he soon died. The 10-year-old boy was grazed in the shooting and taken to the same hospital in good condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Earlier Saturday, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot while driving in the West Eldson neighborhood.
Abner Garcia was driving at about 1:40 a.m. when a van pulled alongside him and someone inside it flashed gang signs, authorities said. The two began arguing until someone in the van opened a door and shot Garcia in the head.
Late Friday, a double shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood left a 30-year-old man dead.
At about 11:35 p.m., Louis Carrasquillo and a 26-year-old woman were in a vehicle stopped at a red light when another car pulled up next to them and someone began firing, authorities said. Carrasquillo was shot in the head. He died soon after. The woman's condition was stabilized with a leg wound, police said.
The weekend's first fatal shooting happened about 10:15 p.m. Friday in the Englewood neighborhood.
Johnathan L. Stewart, 17, was shot in the chest and right leg during a possible drive-by attack, authorities said. The teen was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.