Boy, 6, Among 21 Shot in Chicago Weekend Violence

A 6-year-old boy riding in a car with his mom was among 21 shot, two fatally, since Friday afternoon in Chicago.

The boy’s condition remains unknown, but police said his injuries appear to be non-life threatening.

The boy was shot while sitting inside a red Chevy Sedan with his mom around 11:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Wilcox when two cars drove by, appearing to be shooting at each other, police said.

The boy was shot in the shoulder and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital. He was reportedly undergoing surgery Saturday. No others were reported injured in the shooting, police said.

Police are still searching for suspects in the incident, but no one was in custody as of Saturday morning. Authorities said they could not get a good description of the vehicles because there were few witnesses in the event.

Community activist Andrew Holmes canvassed the area Saturday, asking people to step up and help solve the crime.

"When they gave the Trayvon Martin verdict down in Florida, Chicago stepped up and protested, came out in the streets, voiced their opinions," Holmes said. "What about the little kids getting shot in the city of Chicago? Where you at then?"

The weekend’s first fatality took place around 1 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of West Winneconna Parkway when a 27-year-old man was shot to death in the chest.

Police said an offender approached the man while he was walking down Winneconna Parkway and fired several shots, striking the man in the chest. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim had known gang affiliations and a lengthy arrest history, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Jose Estrada.

The most recent shooting took place at 6:21 a.m. Sunday near 27th Street and Kedvale Avenue, police said. A man of an unknown age was shot in the foot and back and dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital. Police said his condition remained unknown Sunday.

Earlier Sunday, a 51-year-old man drove himself to Loretto hospital with gunshot wounds to both legs. He was shot in the 300 block of West Douglas Boulevard and was last listed in stable condition, police said.

Around 3:15 a.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the foot in the 2400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, police said.

The man drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized.

Twenty minutes earlier, police pulled over a 22-year-old man speeding in the 5500 block of South Racine Avenue when they discovered he had been shot in the arm.

The man said he was getting into his car in the 5900 block of South Maplewood Avenue when he was shot and began driving himself to the hospital.

An ambulance was called and the man was transported to Stroger Hospital.

Around 12:10 a.m., another man was shot along South Prairie Avenue.

The 20-year-old man was walking in the 4000 block of South Prairie Avenue when two men, one holding a gun, demanded money, police said.

The man told the offenders he had no money and they began beating him, according to police. When the victim tried to flee, he was shot in the leg.

No one is in custody for the shooting but police are investigating.

On Saturday, a 17-year-old man was shot around 8:15 p.m. near 107th Street and Hoxie Avenue. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the arm.

Police said the shooting may have been gang-related.

Earlier Saturday, another teen was shot during a bloody hour that left five people injured.

The shooting occurred around 2:55 a.m. Saturday in the 3900 block of West Madison Street. An 18-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition remains unknown.

Minutes earlier, two teens were injured in a shooting in the 5600 block of South Ada Street. An 18-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the hand and a 19-year-old woman was shot in the arm while leaving a house party, police said.

Both women were taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center in good condition.

Around 2 a.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the 5100 block of South Kostner Avenue. The man was with a relative in a backyard in the Archer Heights neighborhood when someone shot him in the back from a nearby alley, officials said.

The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where his condition was stabilized.

Ten minutes earlier, a 22-year-old man was shot in the 200 block of South Central Park Boulevard.

Police had few details surrounding the incident but said the man was shot in the leg and transported himself to Rush Hospital.

Around 12:45 a.m. Saturday a man was killed in a shooting in the 3600 block of South Michigan Avenue, just over a block away from the Chicago Police Department headquarters.

The 32-year-old man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in critical condition and later pronounced dead, police said.

The man was standing in a group outside the rear of a building when a male offender approached on foot and fired, striking him in the armpit, according to police.

On Friday, a teen was left in serious condition after he was shot twice in the chest in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

The shooting occurred around 11:20 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Rockwell Street when a dark-colored vehicle fired shots at a group the teen was walking in, according to authorities.

He was transported to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, officials said.

Police believe the incident may be gang related. No one is in custody for the shooting.

Hours earlier, two other teens were wounded in a shooting the 2300 block of North Melvina Avenue.

Around 7:20 p.m., a 16-year-old man was shot in the leg and arm and an 18-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the ankle. Both were taken to Loyola Medical Center in stable condition, police said.

Around 2:55 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in the 100 block of East 118th Street. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the back, police said.

No further details were available on the shooting as of Saturday morning.
 

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