Chicago Weekend Shootings: 1 dead, 19 hurt
CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least one person is dead, and 19 others were hurt during the weekend in shootings across the city as of Sunday. The ages of the victims range from 13 to 64.
Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, in the 7500 block of South Wentworth Avenue around 5:37 p.m., a 64-year-old man was in the backyard of a residence when he suffered a gunshot wound to the lower back by an unknown offender. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition.
About a half hour later, in the 800 block of North Lawndale Avenue around 6:09 p.m., an 18-year-old man was in an alley when he sustained a gunshot wound to the right leg by an unknown offender. The victim self-transported to Norwegian Hospital where he was listed in good condition.
A 41-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk, in the 0-100 block of West 111th Street around 8:05 p.m., when an unknown male approached and fired shots. The victim was dropped off at Roseland Hospital with gunshot wounds to the right leg and torso in fair condition.
Later in the evening, in the 2300 block of West Maypole Avenue, a 19-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when an unknown male fired shots. The victim was dropped off at Stroger in good condition with a gunshot wound to the torso.
No arrests were made.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Saturday
- At 12:45 a.m., in the 1500 block of South Fairfield Avenue, an unaged male walked into Mt. Sinai with a gunshot wound to the back in serious condition. There is no one in custody and the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation by Area Four detectives.
- At 1:30 a.m., in the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard, a man was found on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was transported by the Chicago Fire Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. There is no one in custody and the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation by Area Four detectives.
- At 1:50 a.m., in the 1000 block of South Displaines Street, A 24-year-old man was standing on the street when shots were fired. The victim was transported by the CFD to Stroger in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks.
- At 9:13 a.m., in the 3100 block of West 40th Street, A 45-year-old male victim was standing near the above location when an unknown offender fired shots in his direction. The victim sustained a graze wound to the left forearm and refused medical treatment on the scene.
- At 4:57 p.m., in the 6900 block of South Paxton Avenue, a 54-year-old man was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the left arm by an unknown offender. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
- At 10:03, in the 1100 block of South State Street, two men, 20 and 25, were on a stationary CTA Red Line train causing a disturbance when a male offender fired shots. The 20-year-old was taken to Stroger in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. The 25-year-old was taken by the CFD to Northwestern in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. A weapon was recovered, and a person of interest is being questioned. Area 3 detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
- At 10:42 p.m., in the 4900 block of South Kedzie Avenue, a 27-year-old man was driving southbound on Kedzie when an occupant in a vehicle fired shots. The victim was taken by the CFD to Mt. Sinai in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the face area.
Sunday
- At 12:40 a.m., in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue, a 13-year-old boy was the passenger in a car when an occupant in a gold Kia SUV fired shots. The victim was driven to Trinity Hospital and was transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.
- At 5 a.m., in the 5400 block of West Eddy Street, a 28-year-old man was standing near West Eddy Street when a dark-in-color SUV occupied by an unknown offender approached and fired shots in the victim's direction. The victim was shot in the left leg and self-transported to Community First Hospital in unknown condition.
- At 3:45 a.m., in the 3200 block of East 132nd Street, the victim, a 23-year-old man, was walking when an unknown male offender approached and fired shots in the victim's direction. The victim was shot in the left leg and self-transported in good condition to Christ Hospital.
- At 9:30 a.m., a 14-year-old boy walked into Comer Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, after he'd been shot in the 6600 block of South Stony Island Avenue. The boy was listed in good condition.
- At 10:42 a.m., in the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue, officers responded to a gunshot detection alert near the location and found a 28-year-old man unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. A second unidentified male victim suffered a graze wound to the face but was uncooperative and refused medical treatment on scene.
- At 3:47 p.m., in the 7900 block of South Laflin, a 17-year-old boy was on the sidewalk when someone shot him in the back. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- At 5:24 p.m., in the 4600 block of West Fulton, a 28-year-old man was in the alley when he was shot in the leg. The victim took himself to West Suburban Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.