Rash Of Shootings In Humboldt Park Community This Weekend Have Left 2 Dead, 10 Injured

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Humboldt Park community on Chicago's West Side has seen a rash of shootings this weekend, which altogether had left two people dead and 10 injured as of early Sunday evening.

In the first deadly incident, a man was killed and a woman was critically wounded in a shooting at 9:13 p.m. Saturday in the 3200 block of West Division Street near Kedzie Avenue. The man, 24, and the woman, 25, were attacked by two to three assailants, police said.

On Sunday night, a memorial for the man – Gyovanni Arzuaga – was mounted at the site where the murder happened, reading, "Happy Father's Day," and "Rest in peace, Gyo." The young father was shot dead at point blank range in the Saturday night incident.

Video from Facebook Live Saturday night shows Puerto Rican pride celebrations flooding the street around 9 p.m. The caravans followed the Puerto Rican People's Parade hours earlier. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot were at that parade during the day Saturday.

But the spillover later in the night turned into a shootout. Cars went by, and people were seen gathering around a vehicle at Division Street and Spaulding Avenue. Shots rang out, people scattered, and then a man pulled out a gun and shot two people outside the sport-utility vehicle. The video showed him firing the rapid shots and then running away.

Arzuaga lay on the ground, later dying of a gunshot wound to the head at AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center.

A GoFundMe page said the other victim was his Arzuaga's children's mother, Yasmin Perez. She was shot in the neck and was left in critical condition at Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

At 1:38 a.m. Sunday, a 21-year-old man was driving a Jeep in the 3100 block of West Augusta Boulevard when someone in another vehicle pulled up alongside the Jeep and shot him in the head. Another man drove the victim to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.

In a notable non-fatal incident at 12:56 a.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old woman was shot after a minor traffic accident in the 1200 block of North Kedzie Avenue, and a 33-year-old man who was believed to be a passerby was also wounded. The woman was shot in the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition, while the man was shot in the back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.

In other incidents in Humboldt Park since 5 p.m. Friday:

  • At 12:45 a.m. Saturday, two men, ages 26 and 33, were walking on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of North Whipple Street when several people in a black sport-utility vehicle fired shots and struck them both. The younger man was shot in the left arm, the older man in the left leg. Both were driven by a friend to AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, where they were in fair condition.
  • At 6:11 p.m. Saturday, a woman was walking outside in the 3300 block of West North Avenue, on the cusp of Humboldt Park and Logan Square, when she heard several shots fired and felt pain. She was shot once in the mid-back and was rushed to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where her condition was stabilized. She was unable to provide further details to police.
  • In a second incident also in the 3300 block of West North Avenue at 7:58 p.m. Saturday, a 43-year-old man was standing in a parking lot when a fight broke out. The man started to leave, but then he heard several shots and felt pain. He suffered a graze wound to the leg and was listed in good condition at Humboldt Park Health.
  • At 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a 29-year-old man was traveling in a vehicle in the 1100 block of North California Avenue when he heard several shots and felt pain. The victim was shot in the rear of the neck and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where his condition was stabilized.
  • At 2:59 a.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old woman was standing in a parking lot in the 1100 block of North Kedzie Avenue when shots were fired. The victim was taken to AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right hand.
  • At 11:58 a.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was in a quarrel in the 3300 block of West Chicago Avenue when a group of men followed him. One of them took out a gun and shot him and he suffered a graze would to the left shoulder.
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