CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy was killed and at least 16 others were injured in separate shootings on the South and West sides of the city since Friday evening.
The most recent shooting took place about 5:20 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Colfax Avenue in South Shore when a 23-year-old man was shot in the left side, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
The fatal shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. in the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in Garfield Park, a neighborhood where seven people were shot within a four-hour stretch.
Earlier in West Garfield Park, three men were shot in the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street, according to police.
Around 2:42 a.m., three men, ages 33, 28 and 22, were walking northbound on Flournoy Street when someone from behind them opened fire, striking the 28-year-old in his leg, the 22-year-old in his arm and leg and grazing the 33-year-old in his chest, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police Department spokesman.
After being shot, the victims ran away, Estrada said.
All three victims were taken to Stroger Hospital where they are in good condition, Estrada said.
No one is in custody.
In other shootings:
• On Saturday afternoon, a 23-year-old man walked into Roseland Community Hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm, police said. He was "very uncooperative" with police, who were unsure when exactly he was shot.
• About 3:40 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Marquette Park, a 26-year-old man was shot in the armpit. Police said he was in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
• Three people, including a 12-year-old boy, were shot in East Garfield Park about 11 p.m., in the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard, police said. The three were standing in front of a home when someone fired at them. An 18-year-old man was hit in the buttocks, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the left wrist and a 12-year-old boy was wounded in the lower leg.
All three were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said. Area North detectives are investigating, and police say the shooting may gang related, but the motive is unclear.
• A 27-year-old man was shot in the abdomen about 9:30 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Rhodes Avenue in Park Manor. He was sitting on a park bench with some friends when he heard shots and felt pain, Estrada said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition had stabilized. Authorities said he is a documented gang member. Area Central detectives are investigating, and no one is in custody.
• In Ashburn, about 8:15 Friday night, an 18-year-old man was shot twice, Estrada said. He was walking in the 2900 block of West 85th Street when someone exited a vehicle and shot him in the foot and shoulder.
The victim took himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, Estrada said. No one is in custody and Area Central detectives are investigating.
• Three people were shot in Englewood at around 8:10 p.m., Estrada said. They were standing in the 7200 block of South May Avenue when two male suspects shot at them.
An 18-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the back, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the buttocks and a 37-year-old man was hit in the thigh, Estrada said. Both teens were in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The older man took himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was in good condition.
Area Central detectives are investigating, and no one is in custody.
• A 35-year-old man was shot in the thigh in Back of the Yards about 8 p.m. He was involved in a fight in a store in the 5400 block of South Damen Avenue, Estrada said. When a security guard tried to intervene, the man attempted to disarm the guard and was shot during the struggle, Estrada said. It's not clear if the man was shot intentionally or by accident.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he condition was unknown. Charges are pending against him, Estrada said.
• About 6:50 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was shot in the 1600 block of West 61st Street, police said. She was shot in the lower back after a male suspect fired in her direction and fled. Police said they did not believe she was the intended target.
She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where her condition had stabilized.
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