1 Dead, 8 Wounded in Citywide Shootings

Ages of the victims ranged from 17 to 30

One man is dead and eight people wounded in separate shootings overnight across the city, police said.

 
A man was shot multiple times on the 1300 block of West Washburne Avenue at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, police said. The man, identified as 26-year-old Jermaine Arnold, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where he was pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
 
Police said the shooting may be gang-related and Area Central detectives are investigating.
 
Two men and a teenage girl were shot at 5 a.m. Saturday while leaving a party that had ended on the 1300 block of North Homan Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez said.
 
The teen girl, 17, was shot in the leg and taken in "stable" condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot in the ankle. Both men were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in "stable" condition.
 
Area North detectives are investigating.
 
A 22-year-old man was wounded in the 3800 block of West 83rd Street around 8 p.m. Friday, police said. He was taken in “stable” condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, back and leg areas, said police.
 
Area South detectives are investigating. 
 
Two teenagers were shot in the 2500 block of West 40th Street around 11:30 p.m. Friday when a shooter opened fire from an alley and ran away, police said. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the back and an 18-year-old was shot in leg, said police.
 
Both teens were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital where they remain in "guarded" condition.
 
Area Central detectives are investigating.
 
A 30-year-old man was hot around 11:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Congress Parkway, police said. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital in good condition and treated for a grazed wound to the right shoulder.
 
A man who was shot around 8:40 p.m. on the 2500 block of South Keeler Avenue is in stable condition, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
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