CHICAGO — Two men were killed and eight others wounded — including a 14-year-old girl — in gun violence since Wednesday morning, police said.
• A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in the Back of the Yards around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Officer Jose Estrada, Chicago Police spokesman. No one is in custody, and the shooting was possibly gang related, police said.
• Around 10:30 a.m Wednesday, a man was killed and four others shot in East Garfield Park when a gunman opened fire near Horan Park, 3025 W. Van Buren Ave., Estrada said.
In the incident, a 23-year-old man was shot in the head and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Estrada said. Kortney Blakes, of the 3200 block of West Polk Street, was pronounced at 2:07 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Another 23-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. A 22-year-old man was shot in the leg and another 22-year-old man was shot in the shoulder; both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, Estrada said.
• The most recent nonfatal shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. Thursday in South Shore, Estrada said. A 34-year-old man suffered injuries to his left shoulder and both legs when he was shot in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue by offenders in a green car, Estrada said. He drove himself to University of Illinois Hospital and was listed as stable.
• Around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of East 69th Street, a 27-year-old man was shot in the left leg and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition, Estrada said.
• A 14-year-old girl was standing on the corner in the 3800 block of West Adams Street around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when she heard gunfire and felt pain, Estrada said. She was shot in the buttocks and taken to Loretto Hospital in stable condition.
• A 20-year-old man was shot in the left side around 9:25 p.m. Wednesday in the 4600 block of South Fairfield Avenue, Estrada said. The man was on the sidewalk when an unknown offender appeared from a nearby gangway and opened fire. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
No one is in custody for any of these cases, Estrada said.
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