Chicago weekend shootings leave 2 dead, 16 hurt, police say
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least two people are dead and 16 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 45.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, an 18-year-old man was standing outside just before 7 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Princeton Avenue when he was shot at by an unknown person traveling in a white sedan. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso and is listed in fair condition.
About an hour later, a 33-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were standing outside just before 8 p.m. in the 1300 block of West 87th Street when they were shot at by an unidentified male who then fled the scene.
The woman suffered one gunshot wound to the abdomen, and the man suffered two gunshot wounds to the arm and one gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victims self-transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition.
Later in the evening, around 11:35 p.m., a 45-year-old man was standing outside on the porch in the rear of a residence in the 300 block of South Campbell Avenue when he was shot at by someone who then fled the scene on foot.
The victim suffered one gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 3:41 a.m. in the 1600 block of West 62nd Street, a 23-year-old man was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle when he was shot at by an unidentified offender who was standing on the street. The victim was shot in the torso and was taken to U of C in good condition.
- At 3:45 p.m., a 33-year-old man got into a quarrel with a woman he knew in the 12100 block of South Normal Avenue in West Pullman, and the quarrel turned physical. The woman took out a gun and fired shots, leaving the man with a graze wound to the neck. The woman ran off, while the victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition.
- At 4:22 p.m., a 32-year-old man was found lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head in the 2000 block of West Monroe Street—about a block west of the United Center on the Near West Side. The man was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
- At 6:22 p.m., a 22-year-old man was riding a bicycle in the 1100 block of South Wabash Avenue, just north of Roosevelt Road in the South Loop, when he got into a quarrel with another man. The quarrel turned physical, and the second man took out a gun and fired one shot, police said. The victim was shot once in the lower back and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition. The shooter then fled east on a blue bicycle.
- At 8:35 p.m., in the 7400 block of North Winchester Avenue, a 24-year-old man was in a vehicle when he heard gunshots being fired and realized he was shot in the left thigh. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
- At 11:31 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Prairie Avenue, officers responded to a call of a person shot. Upon arrival, a witness related they heard gunshots outside from inside their residence. They went outside and observed an unidentified male on the ground with three gunshot wounds to the head. Fire crews arrived on the scene to treat and take the victim to U of C, where he died.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 12:40 a.m. in the 2800 block of West 83rd Street, officers responded to a call of a person shot. Upon arrival, they spoke with a witness who found a 21-year-old man who was shot multiple times about the body. Fire crews arrived on the scene to treat the victim, who died at the scene.
- At 1:03 a.m. in the 5600 block of South Kedzie Avenue, a 45-year-old man was on the sidewalk when he got into an argument with a male offender, who left and returned with a handgun and shot at the victim, striking him multiple times about the body and fled. The victim was treated by fire crews and taken to Christ Hospital in good condition.
- At 1:26 a.m. in the 5600 block of South Maryland Avenue, a 24-year-old man was in a vehicle when he heard gunshots and felt pain. The victim realized he suffered a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. He was taken to U of C in good condition.
- At 2:02 a.m. in the 400 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, an 18-year-old man was in a vehicle when he heard shots and felt pain. The 18-year-old suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was treated by fire crews and taken to Northwestern in critical condition. A second victim, a 17-year-old boy, showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. He stated he was walking out of a music studio when four offenders approached, two of them armed, and they fired shots at him. The offenders fled the scene. The 17-year-old was transported to UIC Hospital in good condition.
- At 2:48 a.m. in the 7600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, a 35-year-old man was standing on a balcony of the second floor when he heard a gunshot and realized he was shot in the left leg. He was treated by fire crews and taken to U of C in good condition.
- At 6:08 p.m. in the 4700 block of North Drake, a 42-year-old man was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the buttocks by an unknown offender. The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in fair condition.
- At 9:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of West 40th Street, a 43-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when a red SUV pulled up, and someone inside started shooting. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in any of the above shootings.
