5 Killed, 40 Wounded in Weekend Shootings Across Chicago

At least five people were killed and 40 others wounded over the course of another violent weekend in Chicago.

Of those shootings, 1 person was killed and 7 others wounded in just 90 minutes on Saturday night. 

The first fatal shooting of the weekend occurred around 4 p.m. Friday, when an innocent bystander, 49-year-old 311 operator Yvonne Nelson was shot and killed while leaving a Starbucks in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Police said she was not the intended target in the likely gang-related shooting. A 19-year-old man who was also shot, sustaining non-life threatening injuries. 

The rest of the weekends shootings are as follows: 

FRIDAY

  • At 7:10 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in the 5100 block of W Division in North Austin, according to police. He was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the right foot. Authorities said he was not cooperating with investigators.
  • In the 12300 block of S Wentworth in the West Pullman neighborhood, a 23-year-old man was outside at 8 p.m. when a man wearing all black jumped out from the bushes and opened fire, police said. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.
  • At 9:51 p.m., two people were sitting in a parked sedan inside the lot of a gas station in the 300 block of S Cicero in Austin. According to police, a dark SUV pulled up and someone inside the car opened fire. A 23-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot to the chest. A 24-year-old woman was taken to Stroger in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the lower left leg.

SATURDAY

  • A man was shot to death early Saturday in the 0-100 block of W Garfield in the Washington Park neighborhood, according to police. A 30-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when he was shot in the chest during a physical altercation with two other men, police said. Later identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner as Semial Sigle, he was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  • At 12:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of N Laramie in the Northwest Side Belmont Cragin neighborhood, a 23-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when he heard shots and felt pain. He was drive to West Suburban Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the right foot, and was listed in stable condition, police said.
  • A 23-year-old man was driving southbound in the 4300 block of S State St in the Bronzeville neighborhood at 12:35 a.m. when occupants of a black SUV fired shots, police said. He self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition with a graze wound to the left wrist, according to police.
  • Just before 2 a.m., a 24-year-old man was driving eastbound in the 2700 block of W North Ave in Humboldt Park when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. Authorities said he was driven to Presence Saint Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in critical condition. He suffered a gunshot wound to the face and was later transferred to Stroger Hospital, police said.
  • The second fatal shooting on Saturday occurred at 3:01 a.m., according to police. Officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 7900 block of S Ellis and discovered a man with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arms in the back year of a residence. The man, later identified as 35-year-old Michael Wickliffe of Harvey, was taken to Jackson Park Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  • A 33-year-old man was standing on the corner in the 900 block of N Homan in Humboldt Park at 6:53 a.m. when an unknown offender in a gray vehicle fired shots before fleeing. The victim was hit once in the buttocks, police said, and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
  • At 4:36 a.m., a 21-year-old man was outside in the 3600 block of W 13th St in the Lawndale neighborhood when an unknown offender drove up and fired shots, police said. He was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
  • At 6:10 p.m. in the 6600 block of S Champlain Ave in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, a 28-year-old female told police she was about to cross the street when she heard shots and felt pain. She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where her condition was stabilized.
  • In the 1000 block of W 92nd in the Brainerd neighborhood, a 20-year-old man was walking at 6:16 p.m. A green car drove past, police said, and fired shots. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
  • Three people were shot in the 4300 block of W Hirsch St in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood at 7:02 p.m. They were standing outside when an unknown male offender in a hoodie approached on foot and fired several shots before fleeing. A 29-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the back. An 18-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks, and a 19-year-old man was taken to Norwegian Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right hand.
  • A 26-year-old man is dead after a shooting in the 7000 block of S Carpenter Blvd in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, police said. He was walking at 7:28 p.m. when two unknown offenders emerged from a gangway and fired shots, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to police. The Cook County Medical Examiner could not immediately confirm the fatality.
  • At 7:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man was in a parked car at 115th St and S Stewart Ave in the West Pullman neighborhood when someone in a dark-colored SUV behind him fired shots. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the back and chest.
  • Another shooting occurred in the 1600 block of W 89th St in the Gresham neighborhood at 7:38 p.m. Fire officials said a 40-year-old woman was critically wounded, and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, but police did not have further details about the shooting.
  • Three men were wounded in a shooting at 8:35 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood, according to police. They were standing in the street in the 6300 block of S Normal Blvd when they heard shots from an unknown direction and felt pain, police said. A 27-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the foot, and a 21-year-old man was shot in the left foot. Both took themselves to St Bernard Hospital where they were listed in good condition. A 31-year-old man was shot in the back, and took himself to 7800 S Throop, where he was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was listed in critical condition, police said.
  • Two teenagers were shot in the 4600 block of S Cottage Grove in the Bronzeville neighborhood at 9:55 p.m., police said. An 18-year-old man was standing in an alley when a male offender approached on foot and fired shots, police said. The 18-year-old was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, according to police. A 17-year-old boy walked into Mercy Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left foot. He was listed in stable condition.
  • At 11:50 p.m., a 27-year-old man was walking in an alley in the 500 block of S Cicero Ave in the South Austin neighborhood when a vehicle approached him, and two men exited the car, police said. The men opened fire, striking the victim in both legs and his groin. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and listed in stable condition.

SUNDAY

  • Two people were shot in the Lawndale neighborhood at 2:40 a.m., according to police. A 27-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were sitting in a car in the 3900 block of W Grenshaw St when a man walked up and opened fire, according to police. The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds to the right thigh and buttocks, police said. The man self-transported to Mount Sinai and was in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the face.
  • Three men were standing on the corner of 5100 W Madison in the South Austin neighborhood at 2:45 a.m. when they heard shots and felt pain. A 35-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the right elbow. A 36-year-old man was shot in both legs and taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition. A 20-year-old man was shot in the right foot and taken to West Suburban Medical Center in stable condition, according to police.
  • At 4:08 a.m., a 25-year-old woman was standing outside in the 4100 block of W Adams St in West Garfield Park when a man approached and opened fire. She showed up at St Anthony Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm and was listed in stable condition.
  • At 6:30 a.m., a man was in the 3100 block of W Division St in Humboldt Park when he was shot by an occupant in a white cargo van driving by. He took himself to Presence St Mary in stable condition with a graze wound to the leg, according to police. 
  • At 10 a.m. in the 3000 block of W 59th St in the Gage Park neighborhood, a 17-year-old boy sustained gunshot wounds to the left leg and was taken to Mount Sinai in stable condition, according to police. Further details were not immediately available. 
  • Around the same time, a 20-year-old man was shot in the 3600 block of W Lexington in the Homan Square neighborhood, police said. He self-transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks, according to police. 
  • A 20-year-old man was walking down the street in the 6900 block of S Wabash in the Park Manor neighborhood at 4 p.m., according to police. A dark-colored SUV drove up and an unknown offender fired shots, striking the victim. He sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body, according to police, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office could not immediately confirm the fatality. 
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