Man Critically Wounded, Woman Hurt In South Side Shooting
Two people were wounded -- one critically -- in a Wednesday afternoon shooting on the South Side.
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Two people were wounded -- one critically -- in a Wednesday afternoon shooting on the South Side.
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The shooting happened about 12:25 p.m. in the 700 block of North Springfield Avenue. Two men were shot and driven to Norwegian-American Hospital by a friend.
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Most recently, a man in his 20s was shot in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side. The man was in the 9900 block of South Wentworth Avenue about 9:55 p.m. when he was shot in the hand, police said.
Leonard Goldman, 29, was discovered lying in the street in the 2400 block of West Fillmore Street with multiple gunshot wounds to the back by officers responding to a call of shots fired about 10:45 p.m.
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.
Juwan Williams, 18, of the 4000 block of Arthington Street, was outside with a group of friends about 6:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Polk Street when two other people walked up and one of them opened fire before they both ran away.
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About 11:15 p.m., the two were standing on the sidewalk in the 9800 block of South Bensley Avenue when an unknown male wearing all black walked up and opened fire.
The 22-year-old woman was shot shortly before 7 p.m. in the 4700 block of North Bernard Street.
The woman, who was hit in the abdomen, was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic, authorities said.
Joseph B. Trejo, 18, was sitting with his 31-year-old cousin on the front porch of a home in the 200 block of North Smith Street about 7:10 p.m. when a person exited a cream-colored, 4-door sedan and opened fire.
Ronald D. Smith III, 32, was shot in the 13700 block of South Parnell Avenue in Riverdale.
Orlando Dominguez is charged as an adult with one count of first-degree murder for the April 19 shooting that killed 19-year-old Nicholas Ramirez, authorities said.
At least 12 people -- including two teenage boys -- have been wounded in shootings on the South and West Sides since Monday afternoon.
About 9:15 p.m., the teenager was shot after he was involved in an argument with another male on a CTA bus in the 5700 block of South Racine Avenue, police said.
About 1:35 a.m., the two were passengers in a vehicle in the 0 – 100 block of East 121st Street, when they were shot by at least one offender from another vehicle, police said.
The men were standing on the sidewalk about 11:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of West 24th Street, when a male opened fire from a nearby alley, striking each of the men.
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