4 dead, 17 injured in Chicago weekend shootings, CPD says
At least four people were killed, and 17 people were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday morning, according to police.
The ages of the victims range from 22 to 57.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, police said officers responded to a call of a person shot around 8:40 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Ashland Avenue.
Upon arrival, the victim, a 31-year-old woman, was outside when she heard a loud noise and felt pain. She suffered a gunshot to her left hand and refused medical attention on scene.
Later in the evening, officers also responded to a walk-in person shot at Northwestern Hospital.
Police said the victim, a 26-year-old man, was inside his vehicle in the 400 block of West Ontario Street around 11:17 p.m. when a dark-colored sedan drove up and parked. Two gunmen exited the vehicle, pulled out guns, and opened fire at the victim's vehicle before fleeing the scene.
The victim suffered three gunshot wounds to the right leg and self-transported to Northwestern Hospital, in good condition.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 12:31 a.m. in the 2900 block of North Harlem Avenue, officers responded to a call of a person shot. They said a 57-year-old man was inside his residence with a known man who shot him. The victim was hit in the left leg and was treated on scene by fire crews and taken to Loyola Hospital in good condition. The shooter remained on scene and was placed into custody by responding officers. A weapon was recovered.
- At 3 a.m. in the 4300 block of South Wood Street, officers responded to a walk-in person shot at Rush Hospital. The victim, a 48-year-old man, was driving his vehicle when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the back and self-transported to Rush Hospital in good condition.
- At 11:56 a.m. in the 8100 block of South Drexel Avenue, a 47-year-old woman was involved in an argument with two men that turned into a fight. One of the men pulled out a gun and shot in the victim's direction, hitting her in the right leg. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
- At 9:05 p.m., three men were outside in the 200 block of East 38th Street when another person pulled out a gun and started shooting. A 39-year-old man was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 35-year-old man was shot in the left knee and was taken to the same hospital in good condition. Another man was shot in the neck and was taken to Insight Hospital and Medical Center in good condition.
- At 10:59 p.m., a 36-year-old man walked into OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park and said he heard a loud noise and felt pain in the 10100 block of South Princeton Avenue. The man was shot multiple times in the body and was reported in fair condition.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 12:09 a.m., a 42-year-old man got into a fight with a man he knew in his own home in the 4500 block of South Wood Street. The second man took out a gun and shot the first man in the chest, and he was listed in serious condition at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. A gun was recovered, and a person of interest was being questioned Sunday morning.
- At 12:29 a.m., officers were called for a shooting in the 8000 block of South Hermitage Avenue, where they found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
- At 2:17 a.m., a 28-year-old man was near the street in the 1300 block of South St. Louis Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot him. The victim was struck multiple times and was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
- At 2:20 a.m., a 43-year-old man was dropped off at Stroger Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot wound to the chest, which he had suffered at an unknown location. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- At 3 a.m., a 35-year-old walked into St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital, 2233 W. Division St., saying he was driving in his car at an unspecified location when he heard a loud noise and felt pain. He was shot in the left calf and was reported in good condition, and was uncooperative with police.
- At 3:30 a.m., a 22-year-old man was in front of a home in the 5100 block of South Homan Avenue when he was struck in the leg by gunfire. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition.
- At 7:30 a.m. in the 300 block of West Lake Street, a 41-year-old man suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the foot and self-transported to Mercy Hospital in Aurora, IL. He was initially reported in good condition.
- At 9:58 a.m. in the 6100 block of South Elizabeth Street, a 31-year-old suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in the thigh and self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital, in good condition.
- At 2:59 p.m., in the 1300 block of South Western Avenue, a 35-year-old man was traveling in a vehicle northbound on Western when he suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg by an unknown person. The victim self-transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
- At 5:21 p.m., in the 6900 block of S. South Shore Drive, a 26-year-old man and two other men of unknown age were all in the driveway of an apartment complex when someone shot them. All three were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The 26-year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken in critical condition. The second was hit in the neck and was taken in critical condition. The third man was hit in the left arm and was taken in fair condition. Area One Detectives are investigating. On background: One rifle and two handguns were recovered on scene.
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