4 Killed, 23 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings
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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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.
The 33-year-old was shot in the leg about 1:05 a.m. in the 900 block of North Central Park, police said. Investigators believe the shooting may have been domestic-related.
The latest homicide happened Thursday afternoon, when a man was shot to death in the South Shore neighborhood, police said.
U.S. Attorney David Capp said Eric Dillon was identified as the man seen on security video, shooting 60-year-old Roger Unton on Jan. 20 at the 7-Eleven at 6031 Hohman Ave in Hammond.
The man, whose exact age was not immediately known, was found lying unresponsive on the ground in the 4600 block of West Monroe about 4:50 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the side of the head, according to Chicago Police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An indictment was expected Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 7-Eleven clerk during a January robbery in northwest Indiana.
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 shot to death in the Wicker Park neighborhood Wednesday evening.
A man was shot to death in the Wicker Park neighborhood Wednesday evening.
A young mother and aspiring nurse was fatally shot just blocks from the United Center early Wednesday.
Chicago saw more than a weekend's worth of gun violence in one day Tuesday, with one man left dead and 17 people wounded in shootings, according to police.
The man accused of the execution-style murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee last year allegedly planned to torture the child by cutting off his fingers and ears, because of the boy's father's ties to a rival gang believed responsible for another fatal shooting, authorities said Tuesday.
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.
The male, whose age was not known, was shot in the leg about 11:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of North Elston, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police.
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.
A 56-year-old woman was found shot to death Saturday evening in Gary, Indiana.
The 65-year-old tripped while he was in the 4500 block of North Winchester Avenue about 4:40 a.m. and a gun he was carrying "accidentally discharged," police said.
A west suburban man walked up to police officers in front of the 25th District station in Belmont Cragin early Friday and told them he'd been shot. He died about 45 minutes later.
A 56-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of South Troy about 9:15 p.m. when someone walked up to him and shot him multiple times in both legs, according to Chicago Police.
A man who uses a wheelchair has been charged with fatally shooting a neighbor at a gym in the luxury apartment building where they lived.
A man turned himself in to police overnight after a 45-year-old man was shot and killed while working out in a gym in a luxury high-rise in the Fulton River District neighborhood.
The 26-year-old was sitting in the driver's seat of a car at a red light in the 11400 block of South Ashland at 11:45 p.m. when a light-colored car pulled up alongside it and someone inside fired at him, according to Chicago Police.
Officers found the 43-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 3400 block of Grant Street around 9:10 p.m., according to a statement from Gary police. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lake County Coroner's office.
The 19-year-old woman was exiting a vehicle in the 11000 block of South Normal around 9:50 p.m. when someone across the street fired shots, hitting her in the back, police said.
Harvey police say they're working with Chicago police to learn more about the initial incident.
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Police said the man and woman had two separate handguns and discharged the handguns in the direction of the victim.
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Harvey police say they're working with Chicago police to learn more about the initial incident.
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Police said the man and woman had two separate handguns and discharged the handguns in the direction of the victim.
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