CHICAGO — At least seven people were wounded in shootings Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
• About 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, a 33-year-old man was shot in his hip and stomach during an argument about gang affiliations in Rogers Park, said Officer Michael Sullivan, a police spokesman.
The man was taken to Saint Francis Hospital after the incident, which happened in the 1600 block of West Morse Avenue.
• In Englewood, a 25-year-old man was shot in his foot during a drive-by at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday. The man had been standing in the 5600 block of South Shields Avenue when someone in a "light-colored vehicle" began shooting, Sullivan said.
The victim was treated at Stroger Hospital.
• About 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, a 17-year-old boy was shot in his ankle in the 3100 block of North Hoyne Avenue in North Center. Police believe the teen, who was treated at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, accidentally shot himself.
The boy was being uncooperative Wednesday, Sullivan said.
• Police have a suspect in custody for two South Chicago shootings that happened a minute apart Tuesday night, Sullivan said. The first occurred in the 2700 block of East 87th Street at 10:49 p.m., when a 23-year-old man was shot in his arm.
At 10:50 p.m., a 21-year-old was struck in his arm and neck just around the corner in the 8800 block of South Escanaba Avenue. The victim was stabilized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Sullivan said.
• A 30-year-old man walked into Saint Bernard Hospital with a gunshot wound in his groin Tuesday night, Sullivan said. The man said he was sitting in his car in the 7200 block of South Green Street in Englewood when a gunman approached and demanded the man’s necklace about 10:40 p.m.
The man said the shooter stole the necklace, shot the man and ran away, Sullivan said. No one was in custody.
• In Austin, a man in his 40s was shot in his back in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday.
