Man Killed In Gary Shooting
Johnny Ware, 25, was shot once in the head while standing on his driveway in the 1500 block of West 2nd Avenue in Gary about 10:30 p.m., according to Gary police and the Lake County coroner's office.
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Johnny Ware, 25, was shot once in the head while standing on his driveway in the 1500 block of West 2nd Avenue in Gary about 10:30 p.m., according to Gary police and the Lake County coroner's office.
The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 0-100 block of West 125th Street about 10 p.m. when a male in an alley shot him in the lower left leg, police said.
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The latest homicide happened Thursday evening in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood. At 5:22 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired and found the unresponsive 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds in the 7700 block of South Winchester Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
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The 32-year-old victim was driving a flatbed tow truck northbound in the 6800 block of South Anthony Avenue about 9 a.m. when someone opened fire at him, according to Chicago Police.
The 28-year-old victim was walking in the 10100 block of South Indiana Avenue at 6:20 a.m. when a dark car pulled up with two males inside, according to Chicago Police. The driver was armed with a gun.
A pregnant woman was wounded by a stray bullet Wednesday evening in far south suburban Sauk Village.
Police said the boy was sitting in the back seat of hi mother's car in the 1000 block of North Leamington Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. when shots were fired, and the boy was struck in the upper right side of his back.
The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of South Martin Street, according to Chicago Police.
He was on the front porch of a home in the 200 block of West 112th Street about 9:45 p.m. when someone opened fire from a white SUV, according to Chicago Police.
The men, ages, 26 and 19, were in a vehicle in the drive-thru in the 5200 block of South Pulaski Road about 1:15 a.m. when a gunman walked up, started shooting and hit both of them, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.
The 33-year-old was in a vehicle in the 5000 block of West Huron Street about 3:30 p.m. when he was shot several times in the leg, police said.
The man was shot the hand just before 6:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Euclid Avenue, according to Chicago Police.
The teen was walking about 7:50 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Emerald Avenue when two suspects came out from a gangway, according to Chicago Police. One of them pulled a gun and fired shots, striking the boy twice in the right leg.
The man was shot in the back, leg, and buttocks about 6:25 p.m. in the 7300 block of South Chappel Avenue, according to Chicago Police. The shooting is thought to be a domestic incident.
The 24-year-old man told investigators he was walking in the 4700 block of North Sheridan Road at 11:25 p.m. when he heard shots and then felt pain, according to Chicago Police.
The teenager was walking in the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue at 1:05 a.m. when someone walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The most recent shooting happened in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. About 9:40 p.m., a 43-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 5000 block of West Chicago when someone walked up and shot him in the neck and back, police said. The person got into a white SUV and fled eastbound.
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The latest homicide happened Sunday morning in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. Officers found 26-year-old Andre D. Donner Jr. with a gunshot wound to the head about 10 a.m. in the 7200 block of South May, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
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The ages of the victims range from 16 to 43, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police said the victims were on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up and multiple occupants from inside fired shots in their direction.
Harvey police say they're working with Chicago police to learn more about the initial incident.
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This comes after Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared a statewide emergency after storms caused widespread wind damage in northwest Indiana and significant flooding in central parts of the state.
Chicago police said three men and a woman were on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up and multiple occupants from inside fired shots in their direction.
Gary police said two NIPSCO employees were scouting around when someone fired on their vehicle, hitting their Jeep twice, with one bullet lodged in the back of a headrest.
Harvey police on Friday said the man, between 30 and 40 years of age, was found outside a home near 155th and Loomis.
Chicago police said the victims were on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle pulled up and multiple occupants from inside fired shots in their direction.
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The ages of the victims range from 16 to 43, according to Chicago police.
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A NIPSCO utility vehicle was hit by gunfire overnight. No injuries were reported, the city said.
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