CHICAGO — A 9-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman were killed and eight others wounded in gun violence since Monday, according to police.
Tyshawn Lee, 9, was fatally shot after an argument in a Auburn Gresham alley Monday led to gunfire, police said.
The 20-year-old woman was killed after someone in a passing car opened fire on her and a 15-year-old boy in Englewood Monday night, police said.
• Most recently, a 16-year-old boy was shot in Greater Grand Crossing early Tuesday, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The boy was walking in the 1300 block of East 70th Street around 12:10 a.m. when a man got out of a dark-colored car and opened fire, Sedevic said. He was struck in the leg and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in "stable" condition, Sedevic said.
• Three people were wounded in a East Garfield Park shooting Monday night, Sedevic said. They were at a party in the 3300 block of West Van Buren Street around 9:30 p.m. when shots rang out, Sedevic said.
A 21-year-old man was shot in both of his legs and took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in "stable" condition, Sedevic said. A 29-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and got himself to Rush University Medical Center in "stable" condition, Sedevic said. A 21-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was taken to Rush University Medical Center in "stable" condition, Sedevic said.
The 21-year-old man is a documented gang member, according to police.
• A 24-year-old man was shot in Austin Monday night, Sedevic said. He was in the street in the 700 block of North Leamington Avenue around 7:10 p.m. when shots rang out, Sedevic said. The man was shot in the right arm and was taken to West Suburban Hospital in "stable" condition, she said.
• Two men were wounded in a Washington Heights shooting Monday afternoon, Sedevic said. A 21-year-old was walking to a store in the 10500 block of South Michigan Avenue around 4:50 p.m. when someone in a dark-colored SUV opened fire, Sedevic said. He was struck in the buttocks and back and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, Sedevic said.
A 58-year-old man was leaving the store at the time of the shooting and was struck in the chest, Sedevic said. The man, who was not the intended target, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, Sedevic said.
No arrests have been made in any of the shootings, Sedevic said.
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