2 Killed, 6 Wounded In Wednesday Shootings Across Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two men were killed and at least six more wounded in shootings on the South and West sides of the city on Wednesday, according to Chicago Police.
The latest killing happened just after 8 p.m. in South Shore, where officers responding to a call of shots fired found a 24-year-old man in a gangway with gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen in the 6800 block of South Cornell. He was dead at the scene, police said.
At 6:20 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and back while driving in the Roseland neighborhood, and he crashed into a bus shelter in the 9300 block of South Cottage Grove, police said. He died at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 7:15 a.m.
The Cook County medical examiner's office has not released either victim's name.
The latest nonfatal shooting happened at 11:17 p.m. in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, where a 32-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle in the 7000 block of North Washtenaw when a male walked up to him, Chicago Police said. A struggle between the two followed, and the man was shot several times.
He was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, pelvis and thigh, police said. He was listed in critical condition.
A little after 9 p.m., in Little Village, a 22-year-old man heard gunfire in the 3900 block of West Ogden and realized he'd been hit in the back, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
About 7 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the chest and arm in the 4500 block of South Wood in the Back of the Yards neighborhood and taken to Stroger Hospital, police said.
About 3:45 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the ankle in the Gresham neighborhood's 1500 block of West 79th Street. He was in good condition at Christ Medical Center, but the documented gang member wasn't cooperating with investigators, police said.
At 12:36 p.m., a 27-year-old man was riding in a vehicle in University Village when another vehicle pulled up in the 600 block of South Ashland and someone inside opened fire, grazing his forehead. His condition was stabilized at Stroger, police said.
Wednesday's first shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. in Austin, when a 21-year-old man was shot in the side and grazed across the back in the 5100 block of West Madison. He was treated and released from Stroger without cooperating with detectives, police said.
Two people were killed and 11 others wounded in more city shootings a day earlier.
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