WFCN – Chicago police reported that this weekend has seen at least 33 shootings, five of which have resulted in fatalities.
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Douglas saw two shootings on Friday night that left a 12-year-old boy and two teenagers injured. on the 500 block of East 31st Street at approximately 9:20 p.m. A 12-year-old girl strolling with a group of people and a 15-year-old girl riding in a car were both struck by gunfire from a silver sedan, according to Chicago police sources.
The youngster was sent to Comer Children’s Hospital after being shot in the leg many times. After being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, the girl had multiple gunshot wounds to her back. Police stated both were classified as being in good condition.
A little over an hour later, from roughly half a mile away, a sixteen-year-old boy was shot.
The shooting occurred just before 10:15 p.m., according to the police, while he was standing in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in the 3400 block of South King Drive.
Upon arriving at University of Chicago Medical Center, the boy—who had been shot in the abdomen—was declared critically ill by the police. After either shooting, there were no reported arrests.
Saturday’s shooting in the North Side claimed the life of a man, according to Chicago police.
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The incident, according to police, took place in the 2900 block of Devon Avenue, close to West Rogers Park, at approximately 9:45 p.m.
According to Chicago police, an unidentified male approached the 31-year-old man who was strolling on the sidewalk and began shooting.
Following his admission, he passed away in the hospital.
Nobody is being held under arrest. Police Area of Chicago Investigating the shooting are three investigators.
Saturday in the Woodlawn neighborhood saw the shooting death of another victim. When bullets were fired at approximately 5:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Rhodes Avenue, the male, whose age was not immediately known, was on a sidewalk, according to Chicago police.
He was found dead at University of Chicago Medical Center after receiving a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the police. Reports of arrests were absent.
According to Chicago police, a gunshot that happened on Sunday in Englewood injured three persons.
At around 12:38 a.m., there was gunfire in the 5600-block of Elizabeth Street close to 56th Street.
The group was standing on the sidewalk when a different group started to shoot at them, police said.
A 39-year-old man was taken to the hospital with a graze wound to the left arm.
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A woman, 23, was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound in the back. Police said she was listed in fair condition.
The third victim, a 39-year-old man was shot in the left hand, he is expected to be okay. About three hours later, an 18-year-old woman was shot and killed in Englewood.
The shooting happened in the 1300-block of West 72nd Street near Ada Street around 3:36 a.m., according to police.
An 18-year-old woman was sitting in a parked car when she was shot in the head, Chicago police said. Around the same time, a man, 29, was shot near downtown Portillo’s in River North, police said.
The shooting happened in an alley near Portillo’s in the 600-block of North Clark Street around 3:14 a.m., police said. He was shot in the right calf and was taken to Rush Hospital in good condition.
No one is in custody at this time. CPD Area Three detectives are investigating. Around 8:39 a.m. police found a 36-year-old man with gunshot wounds in an alley in the 700-block of 66th near Halsted Street in Englewood.
Following his admission, he passed away in the hospital. CPD is conducting a homicide investigation.
Last weekend , at least 19 people were shot, two fatally, in gun violence across Chicago, police said.