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Two Dead, At Least 18 Wounded in Weekend Gun Violence

By  Erica Demarest Kyla Gardner and Kelly Bauer | June 7, 2013 4:01pm | Updated on June 10, 2013 7:08am

 Shootings spanned the city, including an incident in Uptown. (File photo).
Shootings spanned the city, including an incident in Uptown. (File photo).
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CHICAGO — Two people were killed and at least 18 others wounded in shootings between Friday afternoon and Sunday night, police said.

The latest homicide occurred when a man was driving south on the Dan Ryan Expressway. A car pulled up next to his and fired several shots about 1 a.m. near 71st Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, state police said.

The man, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 27-year-old Fredrick Taylor, of the 14000 block of South Atlantic Avenue in Riverdale, was struck several times and pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center at 3:14 a.m.

The woman, who was hit once and survived, was also treated at Christ.

At 11:42 p.m. Saturday, 24-year-old Jeremiah Moore succumbed to a gunshot to his head at Stroger Hospital, according to the medical examiner's office.

Moore, whose home address is unknown, was one of two men shot in East Garfield Park just after midnight Saturday, said Officer John Mirabelli, a police spokesman.

Moore and an 18-year-old companion had been walking back to their car after visiting a party in the 3500 block of West Lake Street when someone fired shots in their direction. Moore was fatally wounded, and the teen was hit in his chest and taken to Stroger in critical condition.

In nonfatal weekend shootings:

• A 30-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 5200 block of West Quincy Avenue in Austin about 6 p.m. Sunday, said Officer Amina Greer, a police spokeswoman. The man, who was hit in his arm and chest and grazed in his head, was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in serious condition and later transferred to Stroger Hospital.

• In West Pullman, a 28-year-old man was shot in his thigh about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Greer said. The victim was treated at Advocate Christ Medical Center after the shooting, which occurred near the intersection of 138th Place and Wallace Avenue.

• A man in his 30s was shot in his hand about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block of West Washington Boulevard in West Garfield Park, police said.

• About a mile away, a man in his 20s took a bullet in his right thigh near Van Buren Street and Central Park Boulevard, Mirabelli said. After the shooting, which occurred about 3:05 a.m., the victim walked into Mount Sinai Hospital and was listed in "stable" condition.

• In West Englewood on Saturday night, a 23-year-old man was shot in his left thigh while sitting on his porch in the 6500 block of South Loomis Boulevard, Mirabelli said. The man was sent to Stroger in "stable" condition.

• On Saturday afternoon, a 30-year-old man drove himself to West Suburban Hospital after being shot in the leg, Mirabelli said. That shooting occurred about 2:20 p.m. in the 700 block of North Menard Avenue in Austin.

• Two men were shot in Little Village at 4 a.m. Saturday, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman. The victims said they were walking in the 2700 block of South Ridgeway Avenue when they heard gunshots and realized they'd been hit, police said.

A 33-year-old man was shot in his foot and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition. A 26-year-old man was hit in his leg and treated at Saint Anthony Hospital. No one was in custody early Saturday.

• In Gage Park, a 19-year-old man was shot in his chest about 8:18 p.m. Friday, Mirabelli said. According to witnesses, the teen was standing in the 3000 block of West 54th Street when a car approached and someone inside began shooting.

Police said the victim, who is listed in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital, has documented gang affiliations.

• Just before 8 p.m. Friday, a 29-year-old man was shot in the 1200 block of West Sunnyside Avenue in Uptown, Mirabelli said. The man, who cops said has gang affiliations, was listed in critical condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

• About 7:37 p.m. Friday, a 25-year-old man shot in his right ankle during a drive-by in Austin, Mirabelli said. The man was walking in the 200 block of South Lavergne Avenue when someone in a blue Jeep began shooting.

The man, who police believe has gang affiliations, was treated and released from West Suburban.

• Three males were shot while walking in the 5800 block of South Wood Street in West Englewood Friday night, Mirabelli said. An unknown gunman approached on foot and opened fire around 7 p.m.

A 23-year-old man was hit in his abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital. A second 23-year-old man was hit in his foot, while a 15-year-old boy was struck in his calf. Each was treated at Holy Cross Hospital.

• On Friday afternoon, a 16-year-old was shot in his leg at 3:33 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Henderson Street in Portage Park. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in good condition, said Officer Daniel O'Brien, a police spokesman.

O'Brien said police think the boy and the alleged shooter are from rival gangs. The suspect was driving a white SUV, possibly a Chevy Blazer, occupied by several men, O'Brien said.

• In South Shore, a 15-year-old boy was hit in his left arm about 1:55 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of East 76th Street, police said, citing preliminary information. The boy was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in stable condition, fire officials said.