Four people are dead and at least 17 others have been wounded in shootings across the city of Chicago on Sunday.
The city's most recent fatal shooting occurred in the 5400 block of South Winchester at approximately 5:07 p.m., police said.
A 26-year-old man was sitting on a porch when another person walked through a gangway and opened fire, striking the victim in the chest and in the back. The gunman then got in a metallic-colored sedan and fled the scene.
The victim was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
A pair of fatal shootings occurred within five minutes of one another in different parts of the city. At 1:10 a.m. in the 6400 block of South Eberhart, a total of six people were shot while they were at an outdoor gathering.
A 39-year-old man was shot multiple times in the leg and abdomen, and was later pronounced dead at University of Chicago Hospital.
A total of five other victims were shot in the attack, and were listed in stable condition at the same hospital.
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None of the victims were able to tell police where the shots came from, or who fired them. Authorities are still investigating the shooting.
Just five minutes later in the 1900 block of West Garfield, a 29-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle when he was approached by a man on foot, who shot him in the abdomen. The victim then crashed his car into another vehicle and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
About two hours later in the 800 block of West 59th Street, a 24-year-old man was shot in the chest, stomach, back, and arms. A vehicle, possibly a green Jaguar, was seen fleeing the scene after the shooting. The man was later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Hospital.
Here are the rest of Sunday’s shootings across the city:
- At approximately 1:05 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Kildare, a 32-year-old man was walking when a person got out of a black vehicle and fired shots at him, striking him twice in the abdomen and once in the shoulder. The victim was listed in critical condition at West Suburban.
- A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg and is in stable condition at Roseland Hospital, police said. The victim was shot in the 0-100 block of West 110th Street at 3 a.m., but provided police with no other information and was termed “extremely uncooperative.”
- A 34-year-old woman was shot while meditating in a dispute between two people in the 1300 block of South Loomis at approximately 3:15 a.m. One of the people involved grabbed a gun and shot the woman in the face and stomach. She was taken to UIC Hospital in stable condition.
- In the 7800 block of South Ashland at approximately 6:42 a.m., three men were shot when an unknown person walked up to them and opened fire. Two of the victims are listed in serious condition at area hospitals, and a third is in stable condition at Christ Hospital.
- In the 11300 block of South Michigan Avenue, a 33-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle when a person shot him in the leg. He drove to Roseland Hospital and was listed in stable condition, police said.
- A 32-year-old man is in serious condition after a person in a black Dodge fired shots at him, striking him in the leg. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of West 79th Street at approximately 9:17 a.m., police said.
- Two people, including a 12-year-old boy, were shot in the 9900 block of South Perry at noon. The boy was taken to Roseland with a gunshot wound to his chest, and a 40-year-old man was shot in the knee and was in stable condition at the same hospital.
- A 23-year-old man was driving in a vehicle in the 0-100 block of West 124th Street when he heard shots and felt pain in his back. He was brought to Roseland Hospital and is in stable condition.
- A 49-year-old man was shot while working on his car in the 300 block of East 134th Street on Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. The man was taken to Metro South and released with a graze wound.
