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At least 1 dead, 10 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, police say

At least one person was killed and 10 others were hurt in shootings during the weekend, according to Chicago police.

The ages of the victims range from 18 to 60.

Shootings from Friday

In the first reported shooting of the weekend, a 21-year-old man was on the street in the 13400 block of South Avenue K around 7:15 p.m. when he was shot in the back by an unknown gunman.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition.

Within the same hour, around 7:49 p.m., officers responded to the 7900 block of South Ingleside Avenue for a domestic disturbance with a man, whose age was not released, armed with a knife and a gun, police said. Police said he attempted to run from the scene and fired the gun at the officers. They also discharged their weapons, hitting the suspect multiple times in the body.

The suspect was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition and remains in custody. A firearm was also recovered on the scene. Both officers were transported to a local hospital for observation and were in good condition.

A 23-year-old woman was also shot twice in the right arm by the suspect inside a residence. She was also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. 

Later in the evening, just before 9 p.m., police officers responded to the 3500 block of West Wabansia Avenue for a person shot. There, they said a man, 30, was parked inside a car when he was approached by an unknown gunman on foot who shot him in the head.

The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he later died.

The gunman fled in an unknown direction, police said. 

Shootings from Saturday

  • At 5:58 p.m., an 18-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 8500 block of South Laflin Street, when he got into a quarrel with a group of people. One person from that group took out a gun and shot the victim. He was struck in the foot and was taken to OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park in good condition. The attackers fled on foot.
  • At 9:16 p.m., a 23-year-old man was in a parked car in the 4800 block of South Elizabeth Street when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. He was shot once in the hand and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

Shootings from Sunday

  • At 1:33 a.m., a 47-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman got into a fight in a home in the 1800 block of North Narragansett Avenue when the woman took out a gun and shot the man, striking him once in the abdomen. The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in good condition. The woman was placed in custody.
  • At 1:40 p.m., a 22-year-old woman was standing in a residential building in the first block of East 72nd Street when someone came up and shot her. She was shot in the leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where her condition was stabilized.
  • At 10:22 p.m., two 28-year-old men were traveling in a car near Jackson Boulevard and Pulaski Road when a dark-colored sedan went past and someone inside fired multiple shots at the men. Both men were hit multiple times, police said. One of the men was reported in critical condition, the other in fair condition. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

Shootings from Monday

  • At 4:15 a.m., a 60-year-old man was walking to his car in the 2700 block of West 47th Street when a blue sedan approached and someone inside it shot him. The man was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the hand and leg. The car from which the shots were fired fled east on 47th Street.

Unless otherwise specified, no one is in custody in the above shootings.

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