3 killed, 9 hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least three people were killed and nine others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday evening . The ages of the victims range from 14 to 61.
Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, Chicago police responded to a person shot, in the 2800 block of West Walton Street around 8 p.m., and found a 42-year-old man with a graze wound to the thigh. Police say he was walking to his vehicle at the time of the shooting.
The victim was unable to provide details of the incident and refused treatment.
Later in the evening, a 33-year-old woman was shot in the leg, in the 4400 block of West Walnut Street around 10:31 p.m., and self-transported to West Suburban Hospital in good condition. The victim was uncooperative with details.
A 32-year-old man was inside a restaurant just before 11:30 p.m., in the 3400 block of South Halsted Street, when he was approached by two unidentified males who began arguing with the victim.
One of the offenders produced a firearm and shot the victim before fleeing the scene. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Saturday
Police responded to a person shot and found a 27-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to the arm, in the 10500 block of South Green Bay Avenue around 1:17 a.m. The victim told officers that he was shot at by an unidentified male who fled the scene on foot.
Around noon a 28-year-old man was shot by an unkown person in the 5900 block of North Lincoln Avenue, police say. The victim was uncooperative with responding officers and did not share further information. He was shot four times in his right leg and was transported to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
A 61-year-old man is dead after he was shot while sitting inside a vehicle in the 800 block of West 72nd Street around 6:22 p.m. Police say two unkoiwn shooters started firing in the street, and the victim was shot twice and pronounced dead on the scene.
In the second fatal shooting of the weekend, a 57-year-old man was shot inside a laundromat in the 4800 block of West Chicago Avenue. Around 9:11 p.m. an unknown man entered the laundromat and shot the victim multiple times before fleeing the scene on foot, police say. The victim was transported to West Suburban Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sunday
Sunday started off with a fatal shooting just after 6 a.m. in the 600 block of South Washtenaw Avenue. Police say a 49-year-old man was standing outside when a vehicle approached and an unknown number of people inside started shooting. The victim was struck multiple times and transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Just two minutes later at 6:10 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Kilbourn Avenue, a 39-year-old man was shot while sitting in his vehicle. Police say an unknown man got out of his vehicle and shot in the victim's direction. THe victim suffered a graze wound to the arm and was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Sunday afternoon at 4:49, a 14-year-old boy was on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of West Fullerton when he was shot in the right like by an unkown person. The boy was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Then at 5:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Maryland, a 32-year-old man was shot in the hand by an unknown person. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
Later, in the 8900 block of South Emerald around 8:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man was in his vehicle when two unkiown men in dark clothing and ski masks opened his door and demanded money. They took the keys but did not take the vehicle as they shot toward the victim. The victim was shot in the leg and transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
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