2 dead, 23 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
At least two people were killed and 23 others were hurt in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday evening.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 74, according to police.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shootings of the weekend, officers responded to a call of a person shot just before 10:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of East 67th Street, where an 18-year-old man was outside. He said he heard shots and felt pain.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the right wrist and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
No further information was immediately available.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 2:26 a.m. in the 2500 block of South Trumbull Avenue, a 23-year-old woman was inside a vehicle when she heard shots and felt pain. The victim suffered a graze wound to the head and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
- At 4 a.m. in the 2100 block of South Harding Avenue, the victims, two 19-year-old men and a 28-year-old man, were outside of a gathering when an unknown man got into an argument with one of the victims that turned into a fight. The suspect then pulled out a gun and opened fire. The 28-year-old was hit in the right calf, one of the 19-year-olds suffered a gunshot wound to the right calf, and the other suffered a graze wound to the right shin. All three were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said.
- At 8:20 a.m. in the 13200 block of South Corliss Avenue, a 26-year-old woman was in the passenger seat of a vehicle when she heard gunshots and felt pain in her lower back. The victim self-transported to Roseland Hospital in good condition. No other injuries were reported.
- At 2 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Fulton Boulevard, a 17-year-old boy was near the sidewalk when he was struck in the hand by unknown gunfire. The victim self-transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
At 6:52 pm in the 3900 block of West Grenshaw Street, a 31-year-old man was inside a vehicle when he was struck in the thigh area by unknown gunfire. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition.
At 9 p.m., a man was walking outside in the 5200 block of North Oakley Avenue when he was shot once in the arm. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition and was unable to provide further details of the incident.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 1:30 a.m., a 21-year-old man was outside walking in the 6500 block of South Green Street when two men started a fight with him. One of the men took out a gun and shot the victim before fleeing the scene. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
- At 1:45 a.m., four people were shot in the 3400 block of North Clark Street, between Roscoe Street and Sheffield and Newport avenues. Police believe an unidentified person exited a white pickup truck, took out a gun and opened fire, and fled north. A 29-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were each shot was shot once in the arm. A 29-year-old woman was shot once in the leg. These three victims were all taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. A 25-year-old man was shot once in the shoulder and was taken to Thorek Hospital, police said. The victims were all reported in fair condition.
- At 1:58 a.m., two men got into a fight with someone in the 1500 block of South Ridgeway Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain. A 19-year-old man was shot once in the leg, while another 19-year-old man was shot once each in the abdomen and back. The victims were taken to St. Anthony Hospital in good condition.
- At 3:20 a.m., a 20-year-old man was outside in the 2100 block of East 79th Street when he was shot by someone traveling in a vehicle. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the arm.
- At 4:30 a.m., a 27-year-old man was in a vehicle in the 3100 block of West 60th Street when he heard shots and felt pain. He suffered a graze wound to his left ear and self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was in good condition.
- At 4:11 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Trumbull Avenue, a 74-year-old man was involved in an argument with an unknown person who pulled out a gun and shot the victim in the chest. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
- At 4:24 p.m. in the 1900 block of West 34th Place, a 64-year-old man was found unresponsive with a single gunshot wound to his chest. The victim was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. A weapon was recovered at the scene.
- At 5:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Buffalo Avenue, a 29-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were standing on the sidewalk when they were approached by four unknown people who exited a black vehicle. The offenders fired multiple gunshots in the victim's direction, got back into the vehicle, and fled westbound on 84th Street. The man was grazed in his head and was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition. The woman was also grazed in her head and was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition.
- At 7:05 p.m. in the 4000 block of South Pulaski Road, a 17-year-old boy was inside a Burger King when an unknown man in a Jeep SUV drove up and fired multiple gunshots in the direction of the victim. The victim was hit in the head and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and later died.
- At 10:03 p.m., a 41-year-old man got into a fight with a 37-year-old man in the 2000 block of West 69th Street. During the incident, the older man was shot in the shoulder and abdomen. The older man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition. A weapon was recovered, and police were questioning a person of interest after the shooting.
Shootings from Monday
- At 2:25 a.m., a 28-year-old woman was involved in a quarrel with a 38-year-old man inside her home in the 1800 block of South Lawndale Avenue. The woman fired a gunshot and shot the man, who was described as the offender, police said. The man was treated on scene, placed into custody, and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition with a gunshot wound to his left arm. A gun was recovered, and charges were pending Monday.
Note that there were two 1 a.m. hours Sunday morning with the time change from daylight saving time to Central Standard Time. For the shootings that happened during the 1 a.m. hour on Sunday, police have not specified the side of the time change on which they occurred.
Unless noted, no arrests were made in either incident.
CBS News Chicago will continue to update throughout the weekend.