Man Shot In Back Of The Yards Drive-By
The man was shot about 11 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Justine Street when a dark vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, striking the man in the arm and leg, police said.
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The man was shot about 11 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Justine Street when a dark vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, striking the man in the arm and leg, police said.
The shooting happened in the 1800 block of North Monitor Avenue about 2:45 p.m., police said. The victims, a 19-year-old man and boy whose age wasn't immediately available as of 11 p.m., were taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park by family members.
About 3:10 p.m., the two — ages 21 and 22 — were shot near the intersection of Chicago and Christiana avenues, police said.
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About 7 p.m., officers found the man shot several times in the head and chest in the 9200 block of South Aberdeen Street, police said.
Ray Owens, 27, was found in a vehicle in a parking area next to an alley in the 2000 block of Emerson Street.
Two males were killed in the most recent fatal shooting early Sunday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said. The two were driving in the 1600 block of North Cicero about 3:50 a.m. when a light-colored vehicle pulled up alongside and someone inside fired shots.
At 3:41 a.m., officers called to the 1700 block of St. Charles Road found Michael Brandon unresponsive on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a statement from Maywood police.
About 4:50 p.m., one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, police said. The men, 20 and 28, were standing outside in the 7800 block of South Drexel Avenue about 4:50 p.m. when they heard gunshots and saw two people running away.
The men, 20 and 28, were standing outside in the 7800 block of South Drexel Avenue about 4:50 p.m. when they heard gunshots and saw two people running away, police said.
The shooting happened at 11:56 p.m. near 92nd and Laflin streets, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
About 9:45 p.m., officers on patrol near the 1300 block of East 94th Street heard gunfire and found a man, thought to be in his early 20s, unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said. He was dead at the scene, Gaines said.
About 11:15 p.m., a 31-year-old man was walking near the intersection of Pershing Road and Wells Street when someone fired shots from a passing gray van, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
Joeann Smith, 54, was sentenced to 30 months probation for the Jan. 8, 2014, shooting in the 1700 block of East 72nd Street, court records show.
Nicolas Mobley, 22, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery with a firearm, and aggravated discharge of a firearm at a firefighter or police officer, according to Chicago Police.
Chicago police said three men were arguing in the 3600 block of West 5th Avenue around 1:45 a.m., when one of them pulled out a gun and started shooting. The 24-year-old man was shot in the chest, and the other two fled the scene.
Chicago police said the 16-year-old boy was riding a bicycle in the 6700 block of South Artesian Avenue around 9:30 p.m., when someone shot him in the thigh.
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.
The man, 21, was in the 4400 block of North Bernard Street about 6:50 p.m., involved in an argument with another person, police News Affairs Officer Thomas Sweeney said. The other person took out a gun and shot him multiple times in the upper body.
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About 12:45 a.m., officers on patrol heard gunshots and found the man lying on a sidewalk in the 4400 block of West Lexington Street, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.
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