4 Killed, 62 Wounded In July 4th Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
The most recent fatal attack happened early Tuesday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
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The most recent fatal attack happened early Tuesday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.
About 11:25 p.m., a 41-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured in a drive-by shooting during a barbecue in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
Most recently, a 21-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks in an Austin neighborhood drive-by shooting on the West Side.
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The male victim was driving in the 6700 block of South Jeffery at 2:49 p.m. when someone in a dark SUV fired shots, police said.
The most recent fatal shooting was an 18-year-old man who was shot to death in West Englewood about 8:10 p.m., police said.
The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Unit is investigating after a "grenade-like object" was found in a building being renovated in the South Shore neighborhood.
The most recent fatal shooting happened around 9 p.m. in the 3000 block of West Devon Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
He was sitting in a parked car just before 12:40 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Clyde Avenue when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit, according to Chicago Police.
Most recently, three men were injured in a South Shore neighborhood shooting.
The most recent homicide happened Sunday afternoon in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.
The homicide happened about 9:30 p.m. in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
A retired Chicago Police officer who barricaded herself inside a South Shore neighborhood home Tuesday evening came out peacefully after meeting with CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson, police said.
The most recent shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. in the South Shore neighborhood.
The latest fatal shooting happened in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Around 2:10 a.m., the bus driver stopped in the 2200 block of East 70th Place to drop off the 32 passengers on the bus, when someone opened fire on the crowd.
A 35-year-old woman was found shot to death about 7:35 p.m. in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was gunned down Monday afternoon in the Norwood Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The only fatal shooting of the weekend happened late Saturday at a bar in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The latest homicides happened within an hour of each other in Humboldt Park and Back of the Yards.
The 31-year-old man was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds about 1:45 a.m. in the 2400 block of East 72nd Street, according to Chicago Police.
The 36-year-old man was trying to break into a home in the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive about 4 a.m. when a 54-year-old man who lives in the home shot him in the arm, according to Chicago Police.
The male, whose age was not immediately known, was shot in the arm about 4:40 a.m. in the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive, according to Chicago Police.
Most recently, a man was shot to death in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, police said. The 31-year-old was standing outside with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Morgan about 11:30 p.m. when several males walked up and someone opened fire.
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The Fighting Illini are dreaming of a trip to the Sweet 16 after a dominating win Thursday night against Penn. Next up for No. 3-seeded Illinois is a showdown with No. 11 seed VCU on Saturday night.
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