No Homicides Reported on Easter Sunday in Chicago

One person was killed Friday and another on Saturday, and despite a number of shootings reported in the city Sunday, the holiday remained homicide-free

Nearly 40 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, but on Easter Sunday no homicides were reported, police said. 

One person was killed Friday and another on Saturday, and despite a number of shootings reported in the city Sunday, the holiday remained homicide-free, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Kevin Quaid. 

In total, 38 people were shot over the holiday weekend.

The most recent homicide took place just after 2 p.m. Saturday in the 7000 block of South Paulina Street, when two people were shot. A 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were walking in the block when they were approached by two gunmen who opened fire at them, police said. The 27-year-old man suffered three gunshot wounds to his right shoulder and a fourth to the left and was pronounced dead at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago. The 28-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the head and refused treatment, police said. 

Another person was killed in a shooting early Friday morning. 

At least 12 people were shot Easter Sunday and several others wounded in shootings from Friday afternoon through early Monday morning.

  • Around 4:10 a.m. Monday, two men were shot in the 5700 block of West Grand Avenue. Police said three men were walking on the block when two men they didn't know opened fire at them. A 43-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were struck by the gunfire. The third man drove the 43-year-old to the 25th District police station for help where he was then transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition. He suffered four wounds to the left arm and left side of his chest, authorities said. The 23-year-old man stayed at the scene and suffered a graze wound to upper right thigh. He was later taken to Community First Hospital in good condition, authorities said. 
  • A 29-year-old man was shot around 2:35 a.m. Monday in the 5300 block of West Van Buren Street. Police said the man was walking westbound on Van Buren when a dark-colored van pulled up, parked and someone exited the vehicle before opening fire. The victim was taken to Loretto Hospital in stable condition with graze wounds to his right arm and right leg.
  • Just minutes earlier, a 32-year-old was shot in the 1200 block of North Hamlin Avenue. The victim told police he was standing on the sidewalk when he heard shots and felt pain. He took himself to Norwegian American Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. 
  • Around 1:30 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in the 3900 block of South Indiana Avenue. The man was wounded when someone opened the door to the apartment he was in an opened fire. The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition with gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, police said. 
  • On Sunday, a 16-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the left hand after two men opened fire from a gangway around 9:20 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Sangamon Street, police said. 
  • Just before 5 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot while sitting in a car at a stop sign in the 800 block of South Cicero Avenue. The victim told police he heard shots and felt pain and took himself to Saint Anthony Hospital in good condition.
  • Around 3 p.m., two teens were shot while playing basketball near 100th Street and Crandon Avenue. The teens said a light-colored sedan drove up and fired eight shots at them. A 17-year-old boy suffered a wound to back and was listed in serious condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center and a 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg and listed in good condition at Trinity Hospital.
  • Less than an hour earlier, two 25-year-old men were shot in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue.The victims told police they were walking down the street when two people drove up and someone opened fire at them. Both men suffered gunshot wounds to their legs were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. One was listed in good condition while another was listed in serious condition, police said. 
  • Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old man was shot in the 2900 block of West 25th Street. The man was outside with a group of people when someone walked up and opened fire. The man was shot in the ab and neck and was taken to Mount Sinai in critical condition. The shooting is believed to be gang-related. 
  • Around 2 a.m., a 31-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting in the 1200 block of South Union Avenue on the Near West Side. The man was apparently arguing with another man when the offender went to his car, got a gun and shot the victim. The man was shot in the abdomen, chest and left leg and was last listed in critical condition at Stroger Hospital. 
  • About an hour earlier, a 25-year-old man suffered wounds to his right arm and left leg in a shooting in the 5100 block of West Washington Boulevard. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in stable condition.
  • Three people were shot just after midnight Sunday in the 3900 block of West Thomas Street in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. The man, ages 19, 21, and 24, were standing on a sidewalk they heard gunfire and realized they had all been shot, police said. The 21-year-old was shot in the neck and buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition along with the 19-year-old, who was shot in the right leg. The 24-year-old was also shot in the right leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition. 
  • Around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest while walking in the 6500 block of South Vernon Avenue. The man told police he was walking on the sidewalk when a man walked up and opened fire. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition. 
  • Just before 9:30 p.m., a 25-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were shot in the 900 block of North Karlov Avenue. Police said the victims were standing on a front porch when they heard shots and felt pain. The 40-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the back of head and was listed in serious condition at Mount Sinai Hospital. The 25-year-old suffered a wound to the lower left leg and was not cooperating with officers. He was treated at the scene by the Chicago Fire Department and refused further medical attention, police said. 
  • Shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting in the 3400 block of West Harrison Street. He suffered a wound to the torso and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
  • Roughly 2 minutes earlier, a 29-year-old was shot in the left leg in the 4000 block of West Lake Street and took himself to West Suburban Medical Center in stable condition. The man told police he was standing on a sidewalk when he heard shots and felt pain. He was treated and released, police said. 
  • A 36-year-old man was the third person shot in less than one hour Saturday after he suffered graze wounds to the arm and back in a shooting in the 300 block of East 47th Street, police said. The man took himself to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
  • At 5:38 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot while standing on a sidewalk in the 6700 block of South Wolcott Avenue. The teen was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition. 
  • Around 2 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in both legs while walking in the 6900 block of South Normal Boulevard. The man told police he heard shots and felt pain, realizing later he had been shot in both legs. He was listed in stable condition at Saint Bernard Hospital. 
  • A 20-year-old man was shot at about midnight Saturday in the 1700 block of North Keystone Avenue. The man told police he was walking on the sidewalk when he heard shots and felt pain. He was listed in stable condition at Mount Sinai Hospital. 
  • At about 10:30 p.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man was shot in the 13200 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue. The man was shot in the back after two men walked up to him and opened fire. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition. 
  • Around 9:30 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot when someone opened fire at him while he was driving in the 5000 block of South Talman Avenue. The man was struck in the shoulder and back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. 
  • Just before 9 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the back, hand and head while sitting in a vehicle in the 6500 block of South Mozart Street. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition. 
  • A young 13-year-old boy, who was also an anti-violence advocate, was shot in the lower back in the 5500 block of West Jackson at around 8:30 p.m. Friday night, police confirmed. Authorities say two groups of individuals were involved in a "heated argument" in the street when a man in one of the groups pulled out a gun and began firing shots. Zarriel was standing on the sidewalk, away from both groups, and was shot in the lower back. Police say he was not involved in the altercation, and was not the intended target. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, according to police.
  • At 5:30 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot while driving in the 4900 block of West Augusta Boulevard. The man told police he heard shots and felt pain and drove himself to West Suburban Medical Center in stable condition. He was treated and released, police said. 
  • At about 4 p.m., two men were shot in a vehicle in the 5900 block of South Yale Avenue. The men were taken Saint Bernard Hospital with multiple gunshots wounds and later transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. One victim was 26 years old and the second was 27 years old, police said. 
  • Around 1 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 500 block of East 115th Street. The teen was dropped off at Roseland Hospital in critical condition.
  • At about the same time, four people were shot in the 4600 block of West End Avenue. Two of the victims were listed in critical condition and two others were in good condition, police said. Further details on the shooting were not immediately known.
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