9 Killed, 42 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least 51 people were shot over weekend in Chicago, and nine of the victims have died.

Four of the victims were under 18 years old, including a 4-year-old who was shot in the South Chicago neighborhood Friday evening.

Police said the boy was shot in the right thigh, left thigh, and hand around 5:45 p.m. Friday in the 8300 block of South Saginaw Avenue.

The boy was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition.

The first homicide of the weekend happened at about 6 p.m. Friday in the West Englewood neighborhood.

Police said a 29-year-old man was driving in the 2100 block of West 71st Street when another vehicle pulled up behind him, two people got out, and shot him through the rear window of his car. The victim was shot in the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Reginald Benson.

A man was shot and killed during a fight over a parking space in Belmont Central Friday night, police said.

The man, 36, was trying to park his car in his garage in the 2600 block of North Mobile Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. when he requested that a car blocking the garage move, authorities said. That's when an unidentified man got out of the vehicle blocking the garage and started pushing the victim.

The two men got into a physical struggle and the offender drew a weapon and shot at the victim before he got back into his car and fled the scene, police said. The victim was shot in the back and taken to Loyola Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Karl Washington.

A man died after being shot in South Austin late Friday night, police said.

The 21-year-old was outside in the 5200 block of West Adams Street at about 11:50 p.m. when he was shot multiple times in the body by an unidentified offender, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

A man was pronounced dead after he was found wounded and unresponsive in Little Village early Saturday, police said.

The man, 31, was found in the 2600 block of South Keeler Avenue at about 3:27 a.m. with gunshot wounds in the head and body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A 77-year-old man shot and killed an armed robber Saturday afternoon, during an attempted holdup in an alley in the Burnside neighborhood.

Police said the man was in an open garage of a home in the 500 block of East 89th Street around 12:20 p.m., when a vehicle pulled up in the alley, and someone got out and demanded the man's property at gunpoint.

The victim then pulled out his own gun and shot the robber in the head and chest. The robber was pronounced dead at the scene, and the victim was not injured.

At 12:17 a.m. Sunday, a man was killed and a woman was wounded after a quarrel broke out inside an unspecified business in the 4600 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Bronzeville.

The man, 25, was shot in the beck, chest, arm, and torso and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The woman, 27, was shot in the chin and was taken to the U of C Medical Center in fair condition.

A 21-year-old man was standing outside in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street on the Near West Side at 12:11 a.m. Sunday when someone fired shots from a passing dark-colored sedan. The man was struck in the back and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

A 38-year-old woman sitting nearby was shot in the jaw in the same incident and was taken to Stroger in good condition.

At 4:11 p.m. Sunday, a 22-year-old man was in a parking lot in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue in McKinley Park when he was shot multiple times. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.

At 10:14 p.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man was about to get in his car in the 2900 block of West 44th Street in Brighton Park when someone in a passing Chrysler 300 shot him in the head and leg. The man was taken to Mount Siani Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

In other shootings between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, police said:

• At 5:24 p.m. Friday, a 28-year-old man was pulling into a parking space in a lot in the 9600 block of South Calhoun Avenue in Jeffery Manor, when a Chevy pulled up alongside him, and two people got out and started shooting. The victim was shot in the thigh, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
• At 7:47 p.m. Friday, a 27-year-old man was walking in the 7800 block of South Ashland Avenue in Gresham, when he was hit by a stray bullet as someone in a passing car was shooting at another vehicle. The victim was taken to Provident Hospital of Cook County in fair condition.
• At 8:30 p.m. Friday, a 17-year-old boy who had been shot in the armpit showed up at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, but would not provide police with information on the shooting. He was listed in good condition.
• At 8:45 p.m. Friday, two men were standing in the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue in West Garfield Park, when someone shot both of them. An 18-year-old man was shot in the right arm, and a 19-year-old man was shot in the buttocks. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
• At 9:50 p.m. Friday, a 30-year-old man was exiting a house in the 1200 block of East 72^nd Street in Grand Crossing, when someone shot him in the torso and buttocks. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
• At 10:12 p.m. Friday, a 46-year-old woman shot a 42-year-old man inside her apartment in the 3000 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue in Kelvin Park, after he threatened her with a knife. The man reached for her weapon, and during a struggle over the gun, the woman was shot in the right leg, and the man was shot in the left leg. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, and the man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition.
• At 10:44 p.m. Friday, a 37-year-old woman was sitting in a parked car in the 1000 block of West 87^th Street in Gresham, when someone shot her in the neck. She was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.
• At 11:29 p.m. Friday, a 45-year-old man was driving in the 2800 block of West 26^th Street, outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, when someone in a white Saturn shot him. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, with a graze wound to the head.
• At 11:46 p.m. Friday, a 17-year-old boy was standing in front of a store in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham, when a gunman shot him in the leg and back. The victim fled into the store, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
• At 2:24 a.m. Saturday, a 34-year-old woman was standing in the 600 block of West Le Moyne Street in Humboldt Park, when someone in a passing sedan started shooting. She suffered a graze wound to the back, and was treated at the scene.
• At 3:58 a.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was in the 5500 block of South Sawyer Avenue in Gage Park, when he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
• At 5:15 a.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old woman got into a fight with three other women in the 2600 block of East 85^th Street in the South Chicago neighborhood, when a gunman shot her in the leg. She was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.
• At 11:59 a.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were in the 3400 block of West Madison Street, within the perimeter of Garfield Park, when someone shot both of them. The man was shot in the right leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. The boy was shot in the head and foot, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
• At 4:08 p.m. Saturday, a 30-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 7600 block of North Paulina Street in Rogers Park, when someone shot him in the right foot. He was taken to AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, where his condition was stabilized.
• At 5:08 p.m. Saturday, a 42-year-old woman was walking down the sidewalk in the 4600 block of South Marshfield Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, when people in two passing vehicles started shooting at each other, and a stray bullet hit her in the ankle. She was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
• At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was in the 4300 block of South Honore Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, when someone walked up and shot him in the neck. He was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in serious condition.
• At 6:45 p.m. Saturday, a 31-year-old man was stopped at a stop sign on the 8600 block of South Chappel Avenue in the Stony Island Park neighborhood, when someone approached him and announced a robbery. The two got into a fight, and the robber shot the man in the right side, groin, and pelvis. The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
• At 8:15 p.m. Saturday, two men were getting into their car in the 7100 block of South King Drive in Park Manor, when another vehicle pulled up, and two or three men got out and started shooting. A 34-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. A 37-year-old man was shot in the lower back, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
• At 10:04 p.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 7900 block of South Union Avenue in Auburn Gresham. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition. He was uncooperative with officers.
• At 12:34 a.m. Sunday, a 24-year-old man was shot in the chest while walking in the 1100 block of West Berwyn Avenue in Edgewater. He did not see the shooter or the source of the shots. He was dropped off by a relative at AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was in fair condition.
• At 12:50 a.m. Sunday, two men – ages 44 and 51 – were on the sidewalk in the 4700 block of South Laflin Street in Back of the Yards when the older man was shot in the leg and the younger man was stabbed in the abdomen. The victims were both taken to the U of C Medical Center in good condition.
• At 1:10 a.m. Sunday, a 37-year-old man was standing outside in the 1600 block of South Avers Avenue in Lawndale when someone got out of a silver Chevrolet Impala and shot him in the leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
• At 1:47 a.m. Sunday, a man and woman were shot in during a gathering in a storefront in the 500 block of East 47th Street in Bronzeville. The 22-year-old man was shot in both legs and the 33-year-old woman was shot in the leg. Both were taken to the U of C Medical Center in fair condition, and a man was arrested at the scene and taken to Area One police headquarters for questioning. It was not known whether the victims were the intended targets.
• At 4:01 a.m. Sunday, a 51-year-old man was standing outside in the 5400 block of South Wells Street in Fuller Park when a dark blue sedan went by and someone shot him in the leg. He was taken to the U of C Medical Center in fair condition.
• At 10:43 a.m. Sunday, a 27-year-old man was shot in the back while he stood outside a vehicle in the 6500 block of South Stony Island Avenue in Woodlawn. He self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
• At 11 a.m. Sunday, a man was walking his dog in the 2000 block of North Drake Avenue in Logan Square when he heard shots and felt pain. He was shot in the hand and was taken to Humboldt Park Health in good condition.
• At 3:41 p.m. Sunday, a 36-year-old man was in a gas station parking lot in the 8000 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham when a man came up to him and took out a gun. The two men got into the fight, and the gunman shot the victim to the abdomen. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
• At 5:15 p.m. Sunday, two men were standing on the corner in the 7100 block of South Exchange Avenue in South Shore when they were each shot. A 20-year-old man was shot in the knees, a 30-year-old man in the right leg. They both self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. Meanwhile, a third man, 24, was shot multiple times throughout the body and was was found about a block away in the 2400 block of East 72nd Street. He was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
• At 8 p.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old man was shot in the left side of the leg and the abdomen in the 3300 block of West 79th Street in the Southwest Side's Wrightwood community. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition. He was being uncooperative with police Sunday night.
• At 10:13 p.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old woman was standing outside in the 1000 block of North Springfield Avenue in Humboldt Park, when someone in a red pickup truck shot her in the foot. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
• At 11:35 p.m. Sunday, a 31-year-old man was driving in the 3700 block of South Wood Street in McKinley Park, when someone shot him in the chest. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
• At 1:32 a.m. Monday, a 29-year-old man was standing outside in the 200 block of South Saint Louis Avenue in the Fifth City neighborhood, when someone in a passing SUV shot him in the hip. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

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