4 killed, 5 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
At least four people were killed and five others were wounded in Chicago weekend shootings as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range from 14 to 64.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 14-year-old boy was shot while inside a retail store around 5:18 p.m. in the 3300 block of West 55th Street.
Police said someone approached the teen, pulled out a firearm, and fired shots, hitting the victim in his right arm.
He was taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.
Later in the evening, around 10 p.m., a 32-year-old man was arguing with a woman in the 8700 block of South Morgan Street, which turned into a fight.
The woman fired shots at him, hitting him once in the leg and once in the chest.
The victim was treated by fire crews and taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.
A person of interest is in custody. Police believed the incident was domestic-related.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 2:45 a.m. in the 6400 block of North Richmond Street, a 32-year-old man was in an argument that turned into a fight inside an apartment with two people. An exchange of gunfire then ensued inside the apartment. The victim was shot in the chest, and the two gunmen left the scene afterward. Fire crews treated the victim, who died at the scene. A weapon was also recovered.
- At 4:30 a.m., in the 400 block of E. 79th Street, a man of unknown age was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the rear by an unknown person. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
- At 6:26 a.m., in the 4900 block of South Cornell Avenue, officers responded to the call of a fire at a residence. A 47-year-old man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
- At 11:06 a.m., in the 4700 block of South Evans Avenue, a 26-year-old man was standing near the sidewalk when he was approached by three unknown men who pulled out firearms and shot him. The gunmen then fled in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction. The victim was hit multiple times in the body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
- At 3:36 p.m., in the 3300 block of West 23rd Street, a 20-year-old man was near the sidewalk when someone shot him in the arm. The victim took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
Shootings from Sunday
- A 6:38 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of West 47th Street in the Archer Heights neighborhood when he was shot in the hand. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
- At 9:59 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago police officers responded to a person shot and found a door opened in the rear of an apartment building. Officers announced their officers and found a 57-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the head and a 64-year-old female victim with multiple injuries to the body. Both victims were pronounced on scene.
Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in either shooting.
