At least 19 people have been shot and wounded across the city of Chicago on Saturday, according to police.
In the city's most recent shooting, a 12-year-old boy was shot while standing in a group in the 3300 block of West Madison, police said.
The shooting occurred after an altercation between an unidentified man and a woman, and the man pulled out a gun and fired shots into the group of people, striking multiple victims.
The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition after being shot in the abdomen, and a 23-year-old man is in stable condition at Stroger after being shot in the arm.
A pair of people were in critical condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital after they were shot in the 2500 block of North Cicero on Saturday morning.
At approximately 5:36 a.m., the pair was driving northbound when a person in a grey sedan fired shots at the vehicle. A 28-year-old woman was shot in the neck, and a 35-year-old man was shot in the leg.
Both people were rushed to Illinois Masonic in critical condition, and no arrests have been made, police said.
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Another man is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times while riding his bike in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt, police said. A dark-colored vehicle pulled up alongside him at approximately 3:11 p.m., and one of the occupants opened fire.
The man was shot multiple times, and was taken to Mount Sinai in critical condition.
The circumstances surrounding a shooting in the 3600 block of North Luna are unclear, but what is known is that a 16-year-old boy was shot in the face inside of a residence just after 2:30 a.m.
He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in stable condition, but witnesses at the scene gave conflicting statements to police, according to authorities.
Here are the rest of Saturday’s shootings:
- Just before 2 a.m. in the 5600 block of South Wolcott, two men heard shots and were hit by gunfire. A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg and is in stable condition at University of Chicago. A 23-year-old man was taken to University of Chicago in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his left leg, according to police.
- At 1:56 a.m., a 30-year-old man was standing on a sidewalk in the 1600 block of west 21st Place when a man at the other end of the block fired shots at him. He was struck in the left thigh, and is in stable condition at Stroger Hospital.
- A pair of young men were shot in the 5400 block of West Haddon at approximately 3:09 a.m. A 22-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk when a person in a black sedan fired shots at the pair, hitting them both. The 22-year-old is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his right hip, and the 19-year-old is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his left foot, police said.
- A 52-year-old woman refused medical attention after she was shot while walking in the 1000 block of South Pulaski at approximately 4:30 a.m. She suffered a graze wound to her right calf, police said.
- At approximately 5 a.m., a 33-year-old man was shot by a person in a silver sedan in the 0-100 block of West 109th Street. The man took himself to Roseland Hospital, where he is in good condition.
- A 26-year-old man was shot in the hand in the 5800 block of West Division, police said. The man was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition.
- Two people were shot in the 0-100 block of West Garfield Boulevard at approximately 1:21 p.m., police said. A 64-year-old man was shot in the right leg and is listed in good condition at University of Chicago Hospital, while a 30-year-old man was taken to Providence Hospital in serious condition after being shot in the torso and the elbow, police said.
- A 37-year-old man was taken to St. Bernard’s in stable condition after being shot in the left in the 7300 block of South Cottage Grove at approximately 2:48 p.m., police said.
- Two women were shot in the 2700 block of West Ogden just before 8 p.m., police said. A dark colored sedan pulled up to the two women and an occupant opened fire, striking them both in the lower body. Police have not released the womens’ condition at this time.
