2 children shot minutes apart on Chicago's South Side
Two children were shot inside their homes just minutes apart at two different locations on the city's South Side.
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Two children were shot inside their homes just minutes apart at two different locations on the city's South Side.
Police said the vehicle fled the scene westbound on 79th Street and then turned northbound onto Martin Luther King Drive.
A man is in critical condition after being shot in the East Chatham neighborhood Wednesday just before noon.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The victim was inside the train car when an unknown offender fired shots, police say.
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Police said two 17-year-olds were arrested around noon Thursday, a few hours after they stole a vehicle at gunpoint from a 51-year-old man in the 7900 block of South King Drive.
The shooting happened in the 7900 block of South Langley around 11:39 a.m.
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The victims were standing on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up and an unidentified offender fired shots, police said.
The teen was inside the home with they were hit by gunfire through the window, police said.
At least nine people were killed and 50 others were wounded in shootings across the city over the long Memorial Day weekend.
A man is in custody after shooting a woman during an argument in the Chatham neighborhood Friday.
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An 11-year-old boy was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in Chatham.
An 11-year-old boy was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in Chatham.
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"I honestly think because of them intervening that the boys backed off. Maybe they didn't want a part of harming a woman and her two little kids."
One adult and three children were rushed to the hospital Friday evening after a car hit a Fire Department vehicle in the Chatham community.
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In just four years, doctors at the University of Chicago Medical Center's trauma unit have treated more than 4,600 people for firearm injuries. They now want gun manufacturers to help pay for the cost of gun violence.
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