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Five Killed, 20 Wounded in Chicago Shootings Over the Weekend

By Josh McGhee | December 29, 2014 8:43am
 A 56-year-old woman was shot in Washington Heights Sunday night.
A 56-year-old woman was shot in Washington Heights Sunday night.
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CHICAGO — Five people were killed and at least 20 were wounded in shootings over the weekend, including a 56-year-old woman who was shot in Washington Heights Sunday night.

Around 7:30 p.m., the 56-year-old woman was shot multiple times while sitting in a car in the 9200 block of South Throop Street, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition, Sedevic said.

Around 1 p.m. Sunday, a 22-year-old man was shot in South Shore.

Sunday afternoon, two men were fatally shot and another was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Back of the Yards.

From Saturday into Sunday, one person was killed and eight people were wounded in shootings.

From Friday into Saturday, a man was killed in West Ridge and nine people were wounded in shootings. A man wounded in a shooting in South Shore later died.

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