1 Killed, 16 Wounded In Shootings Monday
Two people were shot — one fatally — and two others were injured Monday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, fire officials said.
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Two people were shot — one fatally — and two others were injured Monday night in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, fire officials said.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The 25-year-old was standing in an alley in the 200 block of South Cicero about 11 p.m. when an armed male got out of a dark-colored minivan nearby and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police. It was not immediately known what was stolen.
A 16-year-old boy was gunned down in the weekend's latest fatal shooting, which happened about 7:50 p.m. Sunday in the Rosemoor neighborhood on the Far South Side.
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The latest homicide happened Thursday afternoon, when a man was shot to death in the South Shore neighborhood, police said.
The 22-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of West Chicago at 12:25 a.m. when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit, according to Chicago Police.
Most recently, a man was critically wounded in an Auburn Gresham neighborhood shooting.
The homicide happened during a Friday night fight in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.
A 31-year-old man was fighting with someone about 9 p.m. in a business in the 700 block of North Cicero, according to Chicago Police. The fight spilled outside, and the other person pulled out a gun and shot him twice in the right leg.
Police are warning CTA riders of a series of armed robberies in the past two weeks in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 400 block of South Laramie at 5:36 p.m. and someone barricaded himself inside a building, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
The 18-year-old was standing on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of North Leclaire Avenue when a blue van drove by and someone inside fired shots at him, according to Chicago Police.
The teen was walking in the 5300 block of West Huron Street about 6:12 p.m. when one or more people walked up and shot him in the chest before running off, police said.
Most recently, a 37-year-old man was shot in the West Side Austin neighborhood.
The 26-year-old was seated in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle in the 300 block of South Laramie about 9:25 p.m. when he heard gunshots and felt pain, police said.
The latest homicide happened when two men were discovered shot to death Sunday morning in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.
A 19-year-old man intentionally struck three of his relatives with a car in the West Side Austin neighborhood early Sunday, leaving his father dead, police said.
The fatal shooting happened at 5:20 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
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The 26-year-old man was in the 200 block of South Lockwood at 2:42 a.m. when someone walked up and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police. The man was shot during the robbery.
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The 18-year-old was walking in the 5900 block of West Le Moyne Street about 7:40 p.m. when he heard gunfire and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
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The teenager was walking on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of West Ferdinand about 8:10 a.m. when two males walked up and one pulled out a handgun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
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Police said that after the fatal shooting, the suspect ran north on Clark Street, leading officers on a foot chase before being located in the 1400 block of West Argyle Street, just east of Clark Street. Investigators say during the chase, the suspect turned towards officers and raised a gun. At that point, officers opened fire, police said.
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