6 dead, 15 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, according to CPD

At least six people are dead and 15 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday morning.

The ages of the victims range from 16 to 52.

Shootings from Friday

In the first shooting of the weekend, Chicago police officers responded to a call of a person shot shortly after 11 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street.

Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive 28-year-old man in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officers on scene later went to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where a second victim, a 32-year-old man, was found.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the right arm and self-transported to the hospital in good condition.

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

Shootings from Saturday

• At 12:49 a.m. in the 6500 block of South Hermitage Avenue, three victims, a 26-year-old woman and two men, 30 and 31, were outside their residence when a white SUV approached and an unknown man inside shot them before driving off heading northbound on Hermitage Ave. All three were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The 26-year-old female sustained gunshot wounds to the body and was in critical condition. The 30-year-old was struck in the head and was later pronounced dead. The 31-year-old was hit in the chest and also pronounced dead.

• At 2:50 a.m. in the 7600 block of South Cicero Avenue, a 21-year-old man was standing when another man approached the victim and fired shots, striking the victim in the head. The offender fled in a red SUV in an unknown direction. The victim was transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition.

• At 3:40 a.m., a man of an unknown age was shot multiple times in both thighs in the 3700 block of North Recreation Drive, in the park of Lincoln Park near the Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course. The victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition. He was uncooperative with police about details.

• At 4:02 a.m. in the 2100 block of North Major Avenue, a 26-year-old man was standing outside when he was shot at by an unknown man who was traveling in a white vehicle. The victim was hit in the rear and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. 

• At 12:09 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Kedvale Avenue, a 25-year-old man was outside of his residence when he was shot in the left arm by an unknown person. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition.

• At 12:38 p.m. in the 9600 block of South Calumet, a 29-year-old man was on the sidewalk when two unknown men approached, one of whom shot at the victim, striking him in the left leg. The victim was taken to the UofC Hospital in fair condition.

• At 7:04 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Cottage Grove, a 16-year-old boy was on the street when he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body by an unknown person. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.

• At 9:10 p.m., a 34-year-old man was driving in the 2900 block of East 77th Street when he heard gunshots and felt pain. He was shot in the right thigh and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

• At 9:50 p.m., a 36-year-old man was standing outside near Abbott Park in the first block of East 95th Street, when another man came up to him. A quarrel turned physical, and the second man pulled out a gun and shot the first man, striking him around the body. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead. The shooter ran off.

• Also at 9:50 p.m., a 23-year-old man was in a car in the 8400 block of South Blackstone Avenue when at least one unknown person came up and started shooting at him. The victim was shot in the hip and shoulder, and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. The shooter or shooters fled in an unknown direction.

Shootings from Sunday

• At 5:15 a.m., an 18-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds throughout his body in a home in the 1700 block of West Garfield Boulevard. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 18-year-old Jaiker Rodriguez Vera.

• At 2:25 p.m. in the 7800 block of Saginaw Avenue, a 26-year-old man was walking in the alley, heard a loud noise and felt pain. The victim was shot in his lower left leg and was taken to Trinity Hospital in good condition.

• At 7:04 p.m. in the 300 block of South Central Avenue, a 39-year-old man was in an alley when he suffered a gunshot wound to the back by an unknown person. The victim self-transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition.  

• At 7:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of South California Avenue, a 40-year-old man was inside a vehicle when an unknown offender approached. The offender produced a firearm and fired shots at the victim. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

• At 10:15 p.m., two men, ages 18 and 49, were in a car in the 8700 block of South State Street when they each heard gunshots, felt pain, and realized they had been shot. They drove nearly two miles west to the 8700 block of South Ada Street, and called for assistance. The younger man was shot in the thigh and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, while the older man was shot in the leg and was taken to OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. Both were in good condition.

Shootings from Monday

• At 4:30 a.m., a 52-year-old man was in the 11000 block of South Ashland Avenue when he heard shot and felt pain. He had been shot in his left leg, and he self-transported to Palos Community Hospital in good condition.

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

Check back throughout the weekend for updates.