CHICAGO — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in shootings overnight Tuesday.
During a violent 30-minute stretch Tuesday, six people were shot across the city, including two fatally.
That half-hour stretch began around 10:07 p.m. when a 17-year-old boy was killed and a 15-year-old boy was wounded while walking in a park in Brainerd, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.
Four minutes later, a 23-year-old man was shot and killed while riding his bike in the 900 block of North Hamlin Avenue in Humboldt Park, Gaines said.
Ten minutes later, a 16-year-old boy was shot in while standing on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of West 67th Street in West Lawn. The boy was shot at 10:22 p.m. when a white car pulled up and someone fired shots, striking him in his upper right thigh. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition, Gaines said.
Two teens were shot in the 10000 block of South Avenue M just three minutes later. The teens were with a group on a sidewalk when a maroon car pulled up and someone inside fired at them, Gaines said.
A 15-year-old boy was shot twice in his chest and taken to Christ in critical condition. A 16-year-old boy was shot in his side and taken to Christ in stable condition, Gaines said.
Around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, two people were shot while they were sitting in a car in the 4900 block of North Lamon Avenue. A 26-year-old was in stable condition at Our Lady of Resurrection after being shot in his back and a 20-year-old woman was at Illinois Masonic Medical Center after being shot multiple times. Her condition was unknown, Gaines said.
Around 4 a.m., a woman was fatally shot on the Dan Ryan Expy., Illinois State Police said.
Earlier, around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, a 24-year-old man was shot during a possible robbery in the 13200 block of South Forrestville Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood. He was taken to Christ in stable condition. More information was not available in the shooting, Gaines said.
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