Chicago Weekend Shootings: 7 dead, 22 wounded across the city
CHICAGO (CBS) – At least four people are dead and 19 others were wounded in weekend shootings as of Sunday. The ages of the victims range from 16 to 64.
In the weekend's first shooting, a would-be robber is shot dead and a store clerk is also wounded during an attempted robbery in South Shore Friday evening.
A man attempted to rob the supermarket at gunpoint right before closing time around 6:20 p.m., in the 2600 block of East 73rd Street, according to Chicago Police.
A witness in the supermarket, who is a concealed carry license holder, produced a firearm and fired at the robber. The suspect fired back - striking the clerk in the chest and back.
Police say the clerk, a 64-year-old man, was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition. The suspect was shot in the chest and was pronounced on scene.
Three handguns have been recovered.
Less than a half hour later, a 33-year-old man was shot while sitting in a car, in the 4800 block of South Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville.
Police said around 6:45 p.m., the victim was inside the car when a red-colored SUV pulled up alongside and fired shots – striking him in the cheek, nose, arm, and shoulder.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.
A 20-year-old man was shot during an argument in the 0-100 block of West 103rd Street Friday.
Police said around 7:52 p.m., the victim was standing on the street arguing with another man who produced a handgun and fired shots.
The victim was transported by the Chicago Fire Department in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right leg.
A 16-year-old boy was shot while walking in the 7000 block of South King Drive.
The teen was outside around 9:46 p.m. walking when he was shot at by an unknown suspect who was traveling in a red SUV, police said.
The victim was shot in the thigh and was transported to U of C in good condition.
Two people are hurt after an attempted robbery and shootout in North Lawndale. Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, a 47-year-old man was walking to his car in the 3600 block of West 16th Street. Police say a 30-year-old man tried robbing the 47-year-old and shot him. Then, the victim fired back. Both men were hospitalized in good condition.
A 17-year-old is recovering after he was shot in the 5300 block of West Harrison around 6:15 .m. Saturday. Police say he was walking down the street when an unknown person started talking with him and then started shooting. The teen was struck in the groin and self-transported to West Suburban Hospital in good condition.
An officer also shot someone in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood Saturday, saying the person shot would not put down a weapon after repeated demands.
And on Saturday another person was fatally shot. Around 9 p.m. man in his 40s was dropped off at Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound to his throat. He was originally listed in critical condition but was pronounced dead a short time later.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
- At 12:56 a.m. Saturday, in the 600 block of West 74th Street, a 32-year-old woman was transported to U of C with a gunshot wound to the chin. The victim was found by police in an apartment but was unable to provide further details of the incident due to the severity of her injury.
- At 1:44 a.m. Saturday, in the 7900 block of South Drexel Avenue, a 21-year-old woman was walking outside when she was shot at by an unknown man who was traveling in a black sedan. The victim was shot in the leg and was transported to U of C where she is listed in good condition.
- At 2:10 a.m. Saturday, in the 2300 block of South Damen Avenue, two men, 22 and 19, were standing outside when they heard multiple shots fired and felt pain. The 22-year-old was grazed in the hip and the 19-year-old was struck once on the leg and hip. Both victims were transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where they are both listed in good condition.
- At 9:12 p.m. Saturday in the 0-100 block of North Long Avenue, an 18-year-old was walking on the sidewalk when he heard shots and immediately felt pain. He was shot in the right thigh and was taken to Mount Sinai.
- At 8:58 p.m. in the 1400 block of West 79th Street, a 30-year-old man was walking in an alley when he was shot. He ran and realized he was struck in the right bicep. He was taken to Holy Cross in good condition.
- At 9:58 p.m. Saturday, in the 2400 block of South Christina Avenue, a man, 41, was walking on the sidewalk when he heard multiple gunshots and immediately felt pain. The victim did not see anyone shooting and was shot in the chest and was transported by responding officers to Mt. Sinai hospital in critical condition.
- At 10:25 p.m. Saturday, in the 1000 block of North Francisco Avenue, a man, 19, exited his vehicle when he heard shots and felt pain. The victim was shot in the right thigh and drove himself to Humboldt Park Hospital in good condition. The victim could not provide an exact address of where the shooting incident took place.
- At 10:10 p.m. Saturday, in the 2700 block of South Spaulding Avenue, an 18-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when he heard shots and felt pain. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to Mt. Saini Hospital in critical condition.
- At 1:56 a.m. Sunday, in the 1500 block of East 76th Street, a man, 23, was driving in his vehicle when a white sedan approached and someone inside the vehicle fired shots at the victim and then fled the scene. The victim sustained two gunshot wounds to the back and one to the left hand and then struck a tree on the street. The victim was transported by CFD to U of C hospital in good condition
- At 2:40 a.m. Sunday, in the 2200 block of West Walnut, officers in the area heard several shots being fired and went to the area where they observed an unknown offender continue to fire shots and then run into a grey sedan and flee the scene. Officers discovered a man, 28, having suffered two to three gunshots to the left side of the back and was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
- At 4 a.m. Sunday, in the 2700 block of South Harding Avenue, a 28-year-old man was traveling Northbound in his vehicle when he heard shots and felt pain. The victim was shot in the back and self-transported to Stroger Hospital in stable condition.
- At 9:24 a.m. Sunday, in the 8900 block of South South Chicago Avenue, a 12-year-old girl was waking when she was shot in the neck by an occupant of a dark-colored vehicle. The victim was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
This is a developing story.
