Police: 1 Dead, 22 Wounded In Halloween Weekend Shootings
(STMW) -- A man was killed and at least 22 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city over Halloween weekend.
The fatal shooting happened Saturday night during an attempted armed robbery in the in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police.
A man walked into a business that included a currency exchange in the 7200 block of West 51st Street about 7 p.m. and pulled out a gun, threatened the employee behind the counter and announced a robbery, Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
A customer in the store withdrew his own weapon and fired at the suspect, Guglielmi said. Other customers were in the business at the time, but authorities could not immediately say how many.
Reginald Gildersleeve, 55, of the 5000 block of South California, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene at 7:10 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Guglielmi said Gildersleeve had an extensive criminal history, including prior arrests for robbery.
The citizen who shot Gildersleeve has a concealed carry permit and a FOID card, Guglielmi said. Area Central detectives are conferring with the Cook County state's attorney's office to determine if any charges will be appropriate.
The most recent non-fatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side.
A 23-year-old man was in an alley in the 500 block of South Princeton at 12:35 p.m. when three males walked up and one pulled out a gun, police said. The gunman fired in his direction before running away.
The man was shot in the right side of the torso and taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital. A police source said the victim is a documented gang member.
Shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, three men were shot in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side, leaving one critically wounded. They were sitting in a vehicle parked in the 9000 block of South Greenwood when a white car passed by and someone inside started shooting, police said.
The men drove to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where one of the men, 21, was listed in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the cheek, right eye and buttocks, police said. A 23-year-old man was shot in the right arm and back, and a 34-year-old man in the left shoulder. Their conditions stabilized, police said.
At least 18 other people have been wounded in Chicago shootings since 5:40 pm. Friday.
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