2 people killed, 11 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, CPD says

At least two people were killed, and 11 were wounded, in weekend shootings across Chicago.

The ages of the victims range from 17 to 43, according to Chicago police.

Shootings from Friday

In the first shooting of the weekend, Chicago police officers found a 43-year-old man near the sidewalk around 6:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Sawyer Avenue with a gunshot wound to the body. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

Minutes later, police said a 28-year-old man and another man, whose age was not released, were near the sidewalk shortly after 7 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Kedzie Avenue when two other men approached with guns and shot at the two victims.

The 28-year-old was hit in the leg, and the other man was hit multiple times in the body. Both were taken to Mt. Sinai in critical condition.

The suspects fled the scene, last seen heading northbound on Kedzie Avenue in a sedan, police said. 

In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:

Shootings from Saturday 

• At 12:15 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Western Avenue, officers responded to a person who was shot and taken to Saint Anthony Hospital. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was a passenger in a moving vehicle when she heard a loud noise and felt pain. The victim suffered a gunshot graze wound to the right elbow and a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to Saint Anthony Hospital in good condition.
• At 9:28 p.m., a man was in a residence in the 6400 block of South Ellis Avenue when he was struck in the head by gunfire. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
• At 10:26 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in the back in the 1600 block of East 85th Place. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Shootings from Sunday

• At 3:05 a.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in the left leg in the first block of West 111th Street and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition. He was uncooperative when it came to details of the incident.
• At 5:50 a.m., a 26-year-old man was outside in the 1700 block of West Albion Avenue when he was shot in the throat. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition, while the shooter ran off.
• At 2:13 p.m. in the 700 block of West 74th Street, a 24-year-old man was driving a vehicle when he was hit in the head by gunfire. The victim then crashed into a light pole. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, initially reported in critical condition.
• At 8:21 p.m. in the 5000 South Washington Park Court, the victims were standing outside when they heard shots and felt pain. An 18-year-old man was hit in the left thigh and was taken to Provident Hospital and is listed in good condition. An 18-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was taken to the U of C Hospital in serious condition
• At 11:08 p.m., a 31-year-old woman was a passenger in a vehicle in the 6700 block of South Langley Avenue when someone on the street shot in the direction of the car and struck her. The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she died.      
  

Shootings from Monday

• At 2:44 a.m., a 17-year-old boy said he was outside in the 7800 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when he heard shots and felt pai. He was shot in the left arm and right hand and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.

Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in the above incidents. 

Check back for updates throughout the weekend.