3 Killed, 20 Wounded In Shootings Since Friday
(STMW) -- Three men were killed and at least 20 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon.
In the most recent fatal incident, officers found a man shot multiple times early Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
The man, thought to be in his 20s, was found inside a vehicle about 2 a.m. near Kenton and West End, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:13 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. His name was withheld Sunday morning pending notification of his family.
The other two fatal shootings happened within minutes of each other Friday night on the South Side, police said.
About 6:20 p.m., 19-year-old Anfernee Durant was shot in the foot, leg and side in a possible drive-by attack in the 7800 block of South Vincennes, according to police and the medical examiner's office.
Durant, of the 7800 block of South Loomis, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, the medical examiner's office said. Police said he was a documented gang member.
At 6:15 p.m., 18-year-old Tyree D. Harris was standing outside in the 6800 block of South Western when someone walked up and shot him in the head, authorities said.
Harris, whose home address was not immediately known, was taken to Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:18 p.m., according to the medical examiners' office. A police source said he was a documented gang member.
The most recent nonfatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the South Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
A 39-year-old man was standing next to a vehicle about 12:50 p.m. in the 3500 block of West 24th Street when a minivan drove up and someone inside opened fire, police said. The man was shot in the head and taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
At least 19 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since 3:30 p.m. Friday.
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