Man Shot In Brighton Park
About 11:20 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue when the male driver of a white SUV fired shots in his direction, police said.
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About 11:20 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue when the male driver of a white SUV fired shots in his direction, police said.
A 25-year-old man was driving with a passenger in his car about 10:25 p.m. in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue when shots rang out and he was struck in the upper back, police said.
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About 7:15 p.m., the 20-year-old was arguing with another male about "an old conflict" when the other male pulled out a gun and shot the man in the wrist and chest in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue, police said.
The 70-year-old drove his vehicle into a pole near 79th Street and Kedzie Avenue about 10:30 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
Police said it started as a traffic stop in the 7700 block of South Kedzie Avenue around 9:15 a.m. The man tried to drive off, and crashed his car at a gas station. After crashing the car, he claimed to have a bomb in his car, and warned police not to approach.
Elvin L. Prince, Jr., 27, allegedly shot and killed 17-year-old Kayshaun Hall from a vehicle Monday evening in the 8400 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
Kayshaun Hall was walking in an alley shortly after 5 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Kedzie Avenue when a light-colored sedan pulled up and someone inside shot him in the chest.
The boy was shot in the chest shortly after 5 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Kedzie Avenue,
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