CHICAGO — One person was killed and at least four others wounded in shootings citywide Saturday night and Sunday.
A 44-year-old man was found fatally shot in his chest in West Garfield Park about 5:10 a.m. Sunday, police said. Cops responding to a call of "shots fired" discovered the victim in a car in the 4500 block of West Monroe Street.
He had a single gunshot wound in the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead on the scene at 5:30 a.m., authorities said.
The man was identified as John Serpe of Downers Grove by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
A police source said the shooting was probably drug-related.
No one was in custody.
In non-fatal shootings:
• Two people were shot in a drive-by in Belmont Cragin about 3:55 a.m. Sunday, police said. The victims were sitting in a parked car in the 2200 block of North Mango Avenue when a black SUV pulled up alongside them.
Someone inside opened fire. A 30-year-old woman was shot in her left wrist, while a 25-year-old man was hit in his right buttocks. Both were listed in stable condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
• In Austin, a 33-year-old man was shot during a drive-by about 2:55 a.m. Sunday, police said. The man was standing on a front porch in the 500 block of North Lawler Avenue when someone inside a dark-colored sedan began shooting.
The victim was shot in his upper right leg and is listed in stable condition at Stroger Hospital, police said.
• About 8:55 p.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old man was shot in his leg in South Shore, police said. The victim had been standing in a gangway in the 7100 block of South South Shore Drive when two gunmen walked up to him and opened fire.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition early Sunday, police said.
No one was in custody for any of the shootings.
