Chicago weekend shootings leave 6 dead, 26 hurt, police say
The victims of Chicago's weekend shootings are between 13 and 51 years old.
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The victims of Chicago's weekend shootings are between 13 and 51 years old.
Chicago police said the victims were all standing outside when an unknown person shot at them.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 8200 block of South Houston Avenue, where they found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his neck.
The victims between 20 and 38 years old were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Chicago police said officers responded to a report of a person shot and found a man and a woman in an alley who were hit by gunfire.
Chicago police said officers responded to a person shot and found a man, whose age was not released, and a 37-year-old woman in an alley who were hit by gunfire.
The 62-year-old man was standing by the stairs of a residence in Greater Grand Crossing when two people from an SUV got out and shot at him, according to police.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 53.
A 40-year-old man was sitting inside a parked car in the 500 block of West Scott just before 9:30 p.m. when a man on a scooter approached and pulled out a gun.
What is different in the ward, said Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th), is the involvement some who might not otherwise be invited to the conversation about violence prevention — like members of gangs.
The 26th Ward went five months without a single murder earlier this year, and some parts of the city may hope to copy that success story. Sabrina Franza reports.
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) said the key to reducing violence is the involvement some who might not otherwise be invited to the conversation about violence prevention — like members of gangs that would otherwise would not be collaboration with one another to keep the neighborhood safe. Sabrina Franza reports.
The victims were approached on foot by an unknown man who pulled out a gun and fired shots in the victim's direction.
The ages of the victims range from 16 to 52.
Chicago police said around 11 p.m., a dark vehicle drove past the building in the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue, where three people from inside fired shots into a crowd of people standing on the sidewalk.
Chicago police said around 3:17 a.m., a group of people were standing outside in the 600 block of East 133rd Street, when the four victims were hit by gunfire.
Chicago police said a group of people were standing outside around 3:17 a.m. in the 600 block of East 133rd Street when the four victims were hit by gunfire.
Chicago police said two women, 29 and 37, were with a known man inside a residence, who pulled out a firearm and demanded their belongings.
The ages of the victims range from 20 to 55.
A fire department source said the shooter was a lifeguard who was fixing a bike before he sprang up and began shooting.
The ages of the victims range from 11 to 63.
Jonathan Britton, 32, is facing multiple charges, including aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 57.
The teen was hit in the shoulder and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.
Both men were taken to Stroger Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their
