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Three Dead, Three Wounded in Separate Northwest Side Shootings

By Mina Bloom | August 17, 2014 9:13am
  Two men were shot and killed in Logan Square and a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in Humboldt Park.
Two men were shot and killed in Logan Square and a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in Humboldt Park.
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CHICAGO — Six people were shot, three fatally, on the city's Northwest Side since 5 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

In the most recent shooting, a man was wounded after a Logan Square shooting that occurred around 4:35 a.m. Sunday.

The man, 23, was described as "uncooperative" after being shot in a possible drive-by in the 2900 block of North Kimball Avenue, said Officer Amina Greer, a police spokeswoman.

He sustained gunshot wounds in his foot and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he is in good condition, Greer said.

• Around 1:15 a.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed in the 900 block of North Karlov Avenue in Humboldt Park.

• An hour and fifteen minutes earlier, three men were shot, two of them fatally, in the 2300 block of North Springfield Avenue in Logan Square.

• Around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, a teen was shot in Humboldt Park.

The boy, 17, was shot in his side in the 500 block of North Hamlin Avenue, Greer said. Police said he was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, but his condition is unknown.