CHICAGO — Two people were gravely wounded Friday night when a gunman entered a South Chicago fish stand and opened fire, police said.
The shooting took place at a J.J.'s Fish & Chicken restaurant in the 8800 block of South Commercial Avenue at 7:17 p.m. Wounded were a 25-year-old woman, who was shot in the head, and a 19-year-old man, who was shot in the chest, police said.
The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was in serious condition Saturday morning. The man was listed in serious condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.
They were among four people injured in shootings in Friday night and Saturday.
The latest incident occurred at 2:56 p.m. Saturday when a 19-year-old man was shot multiple times while riding a bike in the 7400 block of South Morgan Avenue, said Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti, a police spokeswoman. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
At 10:30 p.m. Friday a 19-year-old man was walking in the 5900 block of South Talman Avenue in Gage Park with his friends when he was shot, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.
Someone jumped out of a small four-door car, yelled gang slogans at the group and opened fire. The 19-year-old was struck in the head and taken to Holy Cross Hospital where he was in "stable" condition.
