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Girl, 15, Among 11 Shot Overnight Throughout City

By Tanveer Ali | September 1, 2014 9:01am
  The girl was shot outside while talking with friends West Englewood early Monday morning, police said.
The girl was shot outside while talking with friends West Englewood early Monday morning, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl who was outside talking with friends was among 10 shot throughout the city since Sunday night, police said.

That incident occurred in the 6900 block of South Justine Street in West Englewood at 1:05 a.m. Monday, according to Officer Janel Sedevic, a police spokeswoman.

The friends were standing at the mouth of an alley when a four-door dark-colored Pontiac came up the them and someone fired from inside.

After hearing the gunshots, the girl ran eventually realizing she was shot in her leg.

She was taken to Comer Children's Hospital where she is in stable condition.

The car fled westbound from the scene.

In other shootings:

Two men were shot, one fatally, in a drive-by shooting in Rogers Park Sunday night.

• In Little Village, a 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were on a porch in the 4300 block of West 25th Place about 2:50 a.m. Monday when they were shot by two shooters emerged from a car and opened fire, police said.

The teen was shot in his arm, back and chest. The man in his head. Both are in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

• In South Chicago about 1 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery in the 7900 block of South Saginaw Avenue, Sedevic said.

The man was walking outside with another man pushed a gun into his stomach and said he was robbing him. The victim pushed away the gun then heard gunshots.

He was shot in his hand and thigh. The victim is in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

• In Englewood, a 29-year-old man was shot in his left leg while in the 300 block of West 66th Street at 9:55 p.m. Sunday, Sedevic said. He is in stable condition at St. Bernard Hospital.

• A domestic incident in South Deering ended with two people, a 51-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, getting shot. The incident occurred in the 9500 block of South Oglesby Avenue about 9:15 p.m., according to Sedevic. The man was shot multiple times while the woman was shot in her arm. Both are stable at Christ and it is unknown who shot whom.

• In Roseland at 9:35 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in his back and arm while he was walking on State Street near 100th Street. He was initially taken to Roseland Community Hospital before being transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he is in stable condition.

• In West Elsdon, a 54-year-old man was shot in his leg about 8:20 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Keeler Avenue, police said. He is in good condition at Christ.

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