3 dead, 12 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
At least three people were killed and 11 others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of midday Sunday. The ages of the victims range from 18 to 57.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 38-year-old man while sitting inside a vehicle around 6:32 p.m. in the 3200 block of East 91st Street when he was approached by two unknown male offenders.
The gunmen fired multiple gunshots in the victim's direction and then left the scene, heading southbound on foot.
The victim was shot in his face and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
Later in the evening, police responded to the 100 block of East 21st Street just before midnight and found a man, 38, and a woman, 18, inside a vehicle that was hit by gunfire.
The woman was shot twice in her chest and pronounced dead at the scene. The man was shot in the hand and was taken to the hospital in good condition.
A witness told police that someone shot at them from a passing vehicle.
No other injuries were reported.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 12:44 a.m. in the 4700 block of West North Avenue, a 21-year-old man was fighting with a 19-year-old woman and another unidentified female outside. A third woman, 37, exited a building near the fight and shot the man. He was hit in the leg and was taken to Mt. Sinai in serious condition. The 37-year-old woman was placed in custody, and a weapon was recovered.
- At 1 a.m. in the 200 block of West 105th Place, a 33-year-old man was standing outside when he was shot at by someone who was traveling in a white vehicle. The victim was hit in the chest and was taken to Roseland Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition and later died.
- At 8:18 a.m. in the 1900 block of West Roscoe Street, a 53-year-old man, while inside a residence, was shot in his left shoulder by another known male, who left the scene on foot in an unknown direction. The victim was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition.
- At 12:28 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Marquette Avenue, a 57-year-old man was on the sidewalk, when he suffered a graze wound to the back. The victim declined medical attention.
- At 5:55 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Polk Street, a male and a female of unknown age were in an alley when they were both shot in the head. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in grave condition.
- At 8 p.m., a 19-year-old man was in a retail store in the 5000 block of West Madison Street in the South Austin neighborhood when he got into a quarrel with another person. The other person took out a gun and shot the man in the right leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 3:15 a.m., a 21-year-old man got into a quarrel with another man on the sidewalk in the 600 block of North Franklin Street in River North. The second man pulled a gun and shot the first man in the chest. The first man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died.
- At 3:21 a.m., a 33-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 2600 block of South Kildare Avenue in Little Village when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up alongside him and someone inside the car shot him in the foot. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
- At 4:15 a.m., a 21-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 2900 block of East 81st Street in the South Chicago neighborhood when a reed vehicle pulled up, and the victim heard gunshots and felt pain. He had been shot in the right thigh, and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
- At 11:16 a.m., a 39-year-old man was shot in the thigh in the 8300 block of South Rhodes Avenue in Chatham. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
- At 8:12 p.m., a 46-year-old woman was walking in the 400 block of North Columbus Drive in Streeterville when she heard shots and felt pain. She realized she had been shot in the arm and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition. After the shooting, there was a large police presence and crime scene tape up outside the AMC River East 21 movie multiplex, located nearby at 322 E. Illinois St.
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