Chicago Weekend Shootings: 3-year-old among 13 wounded
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thirteen people including a 3-year-old boy were injured in weekend shootings across the city. The ages of the victims range from 3 to 52.
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 37-year-old woman was shot in the head Friday night, in the 6900 block of South Lafayette Avenue.
Police said the victim was standing on the sidewalk around 5:58 p.m. when she was struck by gunfire by an unknown man.
She was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition.
Hours later, in the 400 block of North Peshtigo Court around 8:03 p.m., a 28-year-old man was inside a vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle. An occupant from within fired shots, police said.
The victim suffered a graze wound to the leg and refused EMS at the scene.
A 15-year-old boy is wounded after being shot while inside a vehicle Saturday morning.
Around 1:41 a.m., the victim was a passenger in the vehicle, in the 100 block of West 127th Street, when an occupant in a grey sedan fired shots.
He was driven to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left hand.
Less than a half hour later, a 3-year-old and a 52-year-old man were shot, in the 5400 block of South Damen Avenue around 2 a.m.
CPD says the man was parking his vehicle with the boy in the backseat when a light green SUV fired shots.
Both were treated in good condition at Holy Cross Hospital with the man suffering a graze wound to the side of his body, and the boy with a graze wound to the left shoulder.
In an incident outside Ford City Mall, a man walking to his vehicle saw someone attempting to break into his car. This led to a shootout, leaving the attmepted car thief and the victim injured and hospitalized. After the shootout, the attempted car thief got into another vehicle and sped away, causing a wreck nearby. Three suspects were arrested, and charges were pending Saturday evening.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
- At 5:31 p.m. Saturday in the 3600 block of West Belmont, a man, 37, was shot in the back. He was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition.
- At 10:45 p.m. Saturday in the 4500 block of South Honore, a 34-year-old man was riding in the back seat of a vehicle heading east when a man standing on the street shot at the vehicle. The victim was shot in the buttocks and transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
- At 11:27 p.m. Saturday in the 4300 block of South Wentworth Avenue, a 42-year-old man was engaged in an argument inside a residence when an unidentified male offender produced a firearm and shot the victim before fleeing the scene. The victim was shot in the left leg and was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition.
- At 11 p.m. Saturday in the 6400 block of South Artesian Avenue, a 21-year-old man was walking outside when he heard a shot fired and felt pain. The victim was shot in the buttocks and was taken to Northwestern Hospital in fair condition.
This is a developing story.
