Chicago Violence

2 Killed, 29 Wounded in Shootings Across Chicago Since Friday Evening

Two people have died and at least 30 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday night and Monday morning.

The most recent homicide happened Sunday evening in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

A 36-year-old man was inside a building in the 8300 block of South Wood about 9:10 p.m. when he heard gunshots and went outside to check it out, according to Chicago Police. Police said the man was then shot in the chest, face and arm.

About two hours earlier, another man was fatally shot in a separate Auburn Gresham neighborhood attack.

The 19-year-old was standing outside in the 8400 block of South Loomis at 6:53 p.m. when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, police said. The man was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the fatality, but did not immediately release additional details.

At least 29 other people were wounded in shootings across the city between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday:

• Two people — a 24-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman — were shot at about 11:10 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of West Juneway Terrace. The man was shot on the right side of his body, and the woman was struck in the left hand.
• A 25-year-old woman was shot in the arm at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of West Van Buren in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
• A 64-year-old woman was struck by a bullet that flew through the window of her West Garfield Park home early Saturday morning, police said. The bullet sailed through the window of the home in the 3800 block of West Monroe at about 2:55 a.m. and struck the woman in the leg. She was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where her condition stabilized police said.
• A 27-year-old man was shot in the chest and arm at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North Central in the Austin neighborhood.
• A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg at about 3:25 a.m. Saturday in the 3400 block of West Walnut in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
• Sunday afternoon, a 24-year-old man survived being shot nine times in the North Side Uptown neighborhood. The victim was outside at about 12:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Ainslie when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. The man suffered nine gunshot wounds to the right side of his torso and his right leg. He took himself to Weiss Memorial Hospital where his condition was stabilized. A police source said the man is a documented gang member.
• Two people — a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man — were shot at about 3:10 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of North Karlov in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The woman was shot in the left arm, and the man was struck in the leg.
• A 24-year-old man was shot several times in the abdomen and hip at about 5:30 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Wood in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
• A 32-year-old man was shot in the left thigh and left ankle at about 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of West Fillmore Street in the Homan Square neighborhood.
• A 22-year-old man was shot in the lower back at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of West Jackson in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
• A 32-year-old man was shot in the left ankle at about 2:35 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of East 75th Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
• A 36-year-old man was shot in the right leg and upper back at about 3:25 a.m. Sunday in the 4100 block of North Bernard in the Irving Park neighborhood.
• Two men, ages 22 and 36, were shot at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of North Ridgeway in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The 22-year-old was shot in the leg and suffered a graze wound to the head, and the 36-year-old suffered a graze wound to the left leg.
• An 18-year-old man was shot three times in the legs and buttocks at about 11:05 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of East 133rd Street in the Eden Green neighborhood.
• A 15-year-old boy was shot in the right shoulder Sunday afternoon in the 6100 block of South Vernon in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
• A 17-year-old girl was shot around 5 p.m. Sunday in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The girl was “having an altercation” with another female in the 6100 block of South Honore at 5:03 p.m., when two males riding bicycles rode by and shot the girl, police said. She suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where her condition was stabilized.
• At that same time of 5:03 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. The man was driving in a car in the 600 block of West 89th Street when an unknown male riding a bike approached the man’s vehicle and shot at him before riding off, police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg, and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where his condition was stabilized.
• A few minutes later at 5:08 p.m. in the same neighborhood, a 23-year-old man was shot in the 8800 block of South Racine during a “domestic incident”, police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the left hip, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was stabilized, police said. Police have a suspect at custody.
• At 7:56 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in the 9900 block of South Normal Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood, police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the left hand, and was taken to an area hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said. The man is a known gang member, police said.
• At about 10 p.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were shot in the Englewood neighborhood. The two were standing on a front porch in the 5600 block of South May Street when a suspect exited a white Sedan and shot at them, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the left wrist, and the woman suffered a gunshot wound to the left calf.
• Three men were shot Sunday night at 10:20 p.m. in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The men – ages 20, 21 and 22 – were walking down the sidewalk in the 4200 block of West Augusta Boulevard at 10:20 p.m. when a white SUV drove by and someone inside the vehicle shot the men, police said. The 20-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the left leg, and the 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg. They were both taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized. The 22-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the left foot, and was taken to Norwegian American Hospital where his condition was stabilized. The men are all known gang members, police said.
• Twenty minutes later, a 29-year-old man was shot in the head at 10:40 p.m. in the 800 block of East Bowen Avenue inside a Kenwood neighborhood basement apartment, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
• Early Monday morning, two people were shot in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side. About 1:40 a.m., a 21-year-old woman and 19-year-old man were standing outside with a group of people in the 700 block of West 93rd Street when an unidentified male walked up and fired shots at them, police said. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the foot, while the man was shot in the leg, police said.

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