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4 dead, 20 injured in Chicago weekend shootings, according to CPD

At least four people were killed and 20 more were injured, including a young child, in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday. 

The ages of the victims range from 5 to 61, according to Chicago police.

Shootings from Friday

In the first shooting of the weekend, a 46-year-old man was shot while standing on the sidewalk around 6:10 p.m. in the 9900 block of South Wentworth Avenue.

Chicago police said a green sedan approached and someone from inside the sedan fired multiple gunshots in the victim's direction before fleeing southbound from the area.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his back and leg and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.

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

Shootings from Saturday 

  • At 12:35 a.m. in the 1000 block of West 14th Street, Police say that preliminary investigation indicated that a black SUV pulled alongside a large group and someone inside the vehicle began firing gunshots towards the group before fleeing southbound on Morgan Street. Two victims suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to Stroger Hospital. A 39-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the rear and is in good condition. A 5-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition.
  • At 1:14 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Belmont Avenue, a 37-year-old man was shot in the face and self-transported to Community First Hospital. CPD says he was later taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in serious condition. The victim was uncooperative in providing details of the incident to responding officers.
  • At 2:13 a.m. in the 4200 block of West Monroe Street, a 37-year-old man was sitting inside his vehicle when an unknown man approached, pulled out a gun and fired gunshots toward the victim. The victim was hit in the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. 
  • At 9:07 p.m., a man of an unknown age was discovered outside in the 1900 block of North Kilbourn Avenue with a gunshot wound to the right knee. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
  • At 10:30 p.m., a 20-year-old man was walking outside his home in the 4700 block of West Jackson Boulevard when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. He was shot in the right arm and self-transported to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
  • At 10:45 p.m., a 22-year-old man was walking outside in the 3900 block of West Lexington Street when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. He was shot in the left arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.

Shootings from Sunday

  • At 12:49 a.m., two women were standing outside in a large group in the 10400 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone pulled a gun and shot them both. A 24-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds throughout her body and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center, while a 20-year-old woman also was shot throughout her body and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition.
  • At 12:57 a.m., a 27-year-old victim of an unspecified gender was in a residence in the 2000 block of North Pulaski Road with a known offender. A quarrel turned physical when the second person pulled a gun. The victim tried to disarm the person with the gun, and the gun fired. The victim was shot in the right finger.
  • At 1:02 a.m., a 30-year-old man was standing outside in the 500 block of North LeClare Avenue when someone came up, took out a gun, and shot him. The victim was shot in the left leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
  • At 1:05 a.m., a 61-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the back in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
  • At 1:46 a.m., a 22-year-old man was sitting in his vehicle in the 3400 block of West Cermak Road when a white Jeep pulled up aside him and someone inside pulled a gun and fired shots toward the vehicle. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
  • At 2:09 a.m., someone fired a gun and struck six victims in the 900 block of North Central Park Avenue. A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout his body and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition. A 36-year-old man was also shot multiple times throughout his body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. The other four victims — a 33-year-old man, a 39-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman, and a 46-year-old woman — were all in good condition.
  • At 3:07 a.m., a man of an unknown age and a 32-year-old woman were standing outside in the 8900 block of South Escanaba Avenue when they heard gunshots and felt pain. The man was shot in the neck and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center, while the woman was shot in the chest and self-transported to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition.
  • At 10:14 p.m., a 35-year-old man was standing outside in the 900 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue when he saw a man on a scooter point a gun and fire at him. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
  • At 10:33 p.m., a 27-year-old woman got into a fight with a man in the 7700 block of North Paulina Street. The man displayed a gun and shot the woman, who suffered a graze wound to the head. She was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.

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


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