A person is dead and at least 16 more have been wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend.
The first fatal shooting of the weekend was reported just after 4 a.m. Sunday morning, when a man was found on a sidewalk in the 1900 block of West 52nd Street with a gunshot wound to his head, according to police.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and no one is in custody, according to detectives.
Another man is in critical condition after he was shot while standing in a parking lot in the 5400 block of West Irving Park Road early Sunday morning. The 35-year-old was taken to Community First Hospital, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound to his chest, and no one is in custody, according to police.
In the 2500 block of South St. Louis Avenue, a man was shot in the left side of his face just after 6 a.m., according to police. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and the shooter fled in a black SUV.
In the city’s most recent shooting, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the arm in the 5700 block of South Mozart, according to police. The shooting, which took place at approximately 7:13 p.m., occurred when a light colored sedan pulled up and an occupant fired shots. The boy is in stable condition at Holy Cross Hospital, police said.
Friday:
- A 28-year-old man was walking with a group of friends in the 2400 block of South Whipple at approximately 9:24 p.m. when an occupant of a passing vehicle fired shots, striking him in the leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
Saturday:
- Just after midnight, a 33-year-old man was standing in an alley when a man walked up to him and opened fire, striking him in the chest. He was taken to Illinois Masonic in serious condition, according to police.
- A 33-year-old man was standing in the 500 block of North Kedzie when he was shot in the leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition, according to police.
- Two people were shot in the 7100 block of South State Street at approximately 3:45 a.m. The victims were walking when they heard gunfire. A 34-year-old man was taken to Stroger in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his left leg, and a 42-year-old man was taken to St. Bernard’s in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his right foot. No one is in custody, and police are investigating.
- In the 9300 block of South Paxton, a 40-year-old man was shot at approximately 8:15 a.m., according to police. He was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.
- A man was shot in the shoulder and ankle by a person in a grey vehicle in the 800 block of North Lawndale at approximately 12:35 p.m., police said. The man was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
- In the 5100 block of West Fulton at approximately 1:53 p.m., a 40-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
Sunday:
- A 21-year-old woman was walking in the 2400 block of North Ridgeway at approximately 1:24 a.m. when she was shot by a person in a dark colored SUV, police said. The victim was taken to St. Mary’s in good condition with a gunshot wound to her right leg.
- Two men were shot in the 4200 block of West Van Buren at approximately 2:21 p.m., police said. A 30-year-old man was shot in the arm and was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition, and a 27-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and abdomen, and was taken to Mount Sinai in fair condition.
- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the back and taken to West Suburban Hospital just after 5 p.m., police said. He was transferred to Stroger, where he is in good condition.
- A 46-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to her thigh after she was shot during a verbal altercation. She was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition, but the shooter, whom the victim knows, has not been apprehended, police said.
