2 dead, 15 wounded in Chicago shootings during extended holiday weekend, CPD says
At least two people were killed, and 13 other people were hurt this weekend in shootings across Chicago, according to police.
The victims' ages range from 14 to 37.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 19-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 4500 block of South Wood Street around 7:30 p.m. when he heard a loud noise and felt pain.
The victim was shot twice in the abdomen and self-transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Police did not say if they had anyone in custody.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 3:34 a.m. in the 10000 block of South Paxton Avenue, police officers responded to a call of a person shot and found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the left part of his face. Police said he was outside when a dark-colored sedan drove past, and someone from inside shot at him. He was treated on scene by fire crews and then taken to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition.
- At 10:40 a.m. in the 4100 block of West 24th Street, a 34-year-old man was outside when he heard shots, then felt pain, police said. The victim was hit by gunfire in his right leg and self-transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, in unknown condition. Police did say the condition was stabilized.
- At 1:27 p.m. in the 1900 block of North St. Louis Avenue, a 17-year-old boy, was in the bedroom of a residence when he was shot in the head by an unknown person. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.
- At 5 p.m., a 37-year-old man was standing near the street in the 2700 block of West Van Buren Street when he heard gunshots and felt pain. He self-transported to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and was reported in good condition.
- At 5:41 p.m., a 20-year-old man told officers he was shot by an unknown person in the 4900 block of North Sacramento Avenue. He was wounded in the leg and was taken to Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in good condition.
- At 11 p.m., a 33-year-old man was in a vehicle in the 7200 block of South Wolcott Avenue when a red sedan pulled up, and someone inside shot him before fleeing the scene. The victim suffered a graze wound to the left thigh and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 3 p.m. in the 2300 block of South Homan Avenue, a 26-year-old man was on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up alongside. An unknown person inside the vehicle fired shots at the victim, hitting him in the left arm. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
- At 4 p.m., in the 1700 block of North Paulina Street, a 17-year-old boy was near the sidewalk when he was shot in the thigh. The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
- At 6:15 p.m. in the 6100 block of North Rockwell Street, two 19-year-old men were inside a vehicle when they were approached by an unknown gunman who shot them. One of the victims was hit in the knee, and the other was hit in the arm and suffered a graze-wound in the abdomen. Both victims were taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
- At 7:24 p.m., a 37-year-old man got into a quarrel that turned physical with a man he knew in the 2800 block of West 40th Place. The second man took out a handgun and shot the first man, who was struck in the arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
- At 11:19 p.m., police were on patrol in the Englewood neighborhood when they heard gunshots in the distance. They found a man lying unresponsive in the 600 block of West 61st Place. He was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Shootings from Monday
- At 2:24 a.m., officers were called for a walk-in patient at Insight Hospital & Medical Center. The victim, a 29-year-old man, said he had been shot in the chest on the 3500 block of South State Street. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition and was uncooperative in providing details to the police.
- At 5:20 a.m. in the 1600 block of West 82nd Street, a woman of unknown age was outside when she was shot twice in the body. The victim was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition. Circumstances surrounding this incident are currently under investigation by Area Detectives. Police said the victim was uncooperative with responding officers.
- At 8:31 p.m., a 14-year-old boy was standing near the Washington/Wabash 'L' stop downtown when someone took out a gun and shot him. The boy was struck in his left foot by the gunfire and was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in fair condition.
- At 11 p.m., a 16-year-old boy checked into Roseland Community Hospital, and told police he walking in the 12700 block of South Wentworth Avenue when two male attackers came up and one of them robbed him at gunpoint. The teen tried to flee when he heard shots and felt pain, and discovered that he had been shot in the left thigh and right calf. He was in fair condition.
Unless otherwise noted, there were no arrests or charges in the above shootings.
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