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5 dead, 25 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings, police say

At least five people were killed and 24 others were wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago as of Sunday. 

The ages of the victims range from 16 to 62, according to police.

Shootings from Friday

In the first shooting of the weekend, police responded to a person shot around 7:45 p.m. in the 900 block of West 85th Street and found a man inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His age was not released.

Officers searched the area and found another man of unknown age in the alley who was shot in the torso. The victim was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Preliminary investigation indicated that both men were shot inside the apartment.

Later in the evening, around 9:30 p.m., a 16-year-old boy self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital after he was shot in the leg. Police did not provide the address where the shooting occurred.

The victim told officers that he was walking outside when he was shot by an unknown person riding in a black SUV. 

Minutes after, around 9:36 p.m., a 49-year-old man was shot while standing outside in the 200 block of East Garfield Boulevard.  

Police said the suspect left the scene on foot.

The victim was hit once in the chest and abdomen and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. 

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

  • At 10:41 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Federal Street, two men, 23 and 20, were traveling together in a vehicle when they were shot at by an unknown person. The 23-year-old was hit once in the abdomen and arm and was in critical condition. The 20-year-old was hit once in each leg and the thigh and is in fair condition. Both victims were transported to Stroger Hospital.
  • At 11:53 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Van Buren Street, a 19-year-old man was arguing with another man, who produced a gun and shot at the victim. The victim was hit once in the leg and is in serious condition at Stroger Hospital.

Shootings from Saturday 

  • At 6:45 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Vincennes Avenue, a 44-year-old man was standing near the sidewalk when he was shot in the groin by an unknown person. The victim self-transported to Roseland Hospital in good condition.    
  • At 12:10 p.m. in the 7600 block of South Essex Avenue, a 23-year-old man was standing near the street when he was approached by an unknown vehicle. At least one unknown suspect from within shot at the victim. The victim was shot in the shoulder and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition. 
  • The Chicago Police Department released a statement on a shooting involving an ICE agent on Saturday morning. Officers responded to the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue for a call of a person shot. CPD officers were on-scene to document the incident and maintain safety and traffic control for all living and working in the area. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a woman was shot by an ICE agent after agents were allegedly rammed and boxed in by vehicles in Brighton Park. CPD said they were not involved in the incident or its investigation. 
  • At 2:02 p.m. in the 100 block of South Pulaski Road, two men, 21 and 29, were on the sidewalk when an unknown offender approached, pulled out a gun, and fired shots at both victims. The 21-year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to the groin and torso and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 29-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the right arm and left arm and was also taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
  •  At 2:15 p.m. in the 0-100 block of West 111th Street, a 45-year-old man was on the street when he suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg by an unknown offender. The victim was taken to Roseland Hospital in serious condition.
  • At 6:38 p.m., a 21-year-old man and another man of an unknown age were on the sidewalk in the 3400 block of West Ogden Avenue when a vehicle pulled up alongside them, and someone took out a gun and shot them both. The man of unknown age was shot in the shoulder and was reported in critical condition, while the 21-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder and was reported in good condition. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
  • At 8:10 p.m., officers were called to the 3800 block of West Roosevelt Road for a person shot. They found a 22-year-old woman unresponsive on the ground and a 26-year-old man in an ambulance. The woman had been shot in the chest, and died at Stroger Hospital of Cook County. The man was shot in the back and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition. 
  • At 9:58 p.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of South Albany Avenue, where they found a 26-year-old man being transported to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to the legs and ankle. The man was reported in serious condition and was uncooperative with police.   

Shootings from Sunday

  • At 12:29 a.m., a 34-year-old woman was walking toward a vehicle in the 7000 block of South Wolcott Avenue when she heard gunshots and felt pain. She realized she had been shot in the leg and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition.
  •  At 1:29 a.m., an 18-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle when he noticed a white sport-utility vehicle following him. The vehicle in which the victim was riding pulled into a parking lot in the 700 block of East 111th Street, near the Calumet District and Area police station, when someone in the white SUV fired gunshots and struck him in the right arm. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition.
  • At 12:58 a.m., a 35-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk in the 5600 block of South Morgan Street when she heard gunshots, felt pain, and realized she had been shot in the calf. The victim self-transported to another location, where police were called, and from which the Fire Department transported her to the University of Chicago Medical Center. She was in good condition.
  • At 6 a.m., a 36-year-old man was outside in the 7800 block of South Maryland Avenue when a dark-colored sedan stopped nearby, and someone inside fired shots in his direction. The victim was shot in the right foot and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
  • At 9:08 a.m., a 23-year-old man was outside in the 3100 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone came up and fired a shot in his direction. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
  • At 7:49 p.m. in the 300 block of South Campbell Avenue, two men, 44 and 48, were both on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up alongside and someone from inside the vehicle shot at both victims. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital. The 48-year-old was shot in the left leg and was in good condition. The 44-year-old was shot in the right arm and was also in good condition.
  • At 9:13 p.m., a 62-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were in a garage in the 13500 block of South Avenue N when a man they knew came up and shot them both. The man was shot in the left and right legs, the woman in the right knee. Both were taken the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, while the suspected shooter was placed into custody without incident. A gun was recovered.
  • At 9:48 p.m. in the 2800 block of North Clybourn Avenue, officers found the victim, a 38-year-old man, unresponsive on the ground. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left knee and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. A witness related that she heard a verbal dispute followed by two loud noises coming from outside.
  • At 9:50 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was walking outside in the 2300 block of West 50th Street when a black sport-utility vehicle went by and someone inside the vehicle shot the teen. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left finger.

Shootings from Monday

  • At 1:13 a.m., Chicago police were called to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for a walk-in patient who had self-transported there with a gunshot wound. Police learned the 36-year-old man was on the sidewalk on Lake Street between Wabash and Michigan avenues when he heard a loud noise. He then realized he had been shot in the leg twice. The victim was listed in fair condition at the hospital.
  • At 3 a.m., a 33-year-old man got into a quarrel with another man in the 3900 block of South Archer Avenue, and the second man took out a gun and shot the first. The victim was shot twice in the chest, and later died at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in either incident. 


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