CHICAGO — A police officer and 13 other people were shot, one fatally, on the city's South and West sides between Monday morning and Tuesday morning, police said.
The officer was shot while chasing an armed suspect in Little Village Monday afternoon, police said.
Around the same time, a 16-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old was wounded in a shooting in Englewood, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
Another boy, 16, was in critical condition after being shot in his chest in Pilsen Monday night, Pacheco said.
• Most recently, around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, a 27-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Vernon Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood when a man emerged from a gangway and shot at him, police said.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, Pacheco said, where he was listed in fair condition.
• At 11:12 p.m., a 26-year-old man was sitting in a car in the 5400 block of South Wentworth Avenue in Fuller Park when someone shot at him from a black vehicle, Pacheco said.
The man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound in his back, Pacheco said. Police could not provide his condition but said he was "stable."
Police said the man was not cooperating with authorities.
• Around 10 p.m., a 21-year-old man was standing in the 5500 block of West Iowa Street in Austin when a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt tried to rob him at gunpoint, Pacheco said. The man wrestled with the robber and the gun went off, hitting him in his right thigh.
Someone drove the man to Stroger Hospital, Pacheco said, where he was listed in good condition.
Police said the man is a documented gang member.
• About a half hour earlier, police said, a 21-year-old man was walking in the 2700 block of South State Street in Bronzeville when he heard gunshots and felt pain, then saw someone fleeing in a dark-colored vehicle.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound in his right leg, police said. Police could not provide his condition but said he was "stable."
• Around 8 p.m., a 19-year-old man was standing next to a car with two friends in the 11700 block of South Sangamon Street in West Pullman when someone walked up and shot at him, Pacheco said.
The man was brought to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Pacheco said, where he was listed in serious condition with gunshot wounds in his left leg, right arm and back.
• Two hours earlier, a 23-year-old man was standing near the mouth of an alley in the 1100 block of South Springfield Avenue in North Lawndale when a man with dreadlocks shot at him before fleeing eastbound, Pacheco said.
The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, Pacheco said, where he was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound in his abdomen.
• At 4:50 p.m., a 23-year-old man was sitting on a fire hydrant in the 600 block of North Cicero Avenue in Austin when two men walked up from behind and shot him five times, according to Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago Police spokesman.
The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with two gunshot wounds in each of his legs, Zala said, and another in his left arm. Police could not provide his condition but said he was "stable."
A 30-year-old man was also hurt in the shooting, Zala said. He was driving nearby when he was grazed in his back by a "bullet fragment."
• Around 3:30 p.m., Zala said, an 18-year-old man was walking in the 8200 block of South Lafayette Avenue in Auburn Gresham when a man wearing gray emerged from a gangway and shot at him.
The man was brought to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition with a gunshot wound in his hip.
• At 9:13 a.m. Monday morning, Zala said, a 38-year-old man was brought to Roseland Hospital after being shot in his back in the 300 block of West 114th Street in Roseland.
Police could not immediately provide any other information on the shooting.
No one is in custody for any of the shootings, police said.
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