CHICAGO — At least four people were shot — two fatally — Saturday night and Sunday. Earlier in the weekend, two others were killed in South Side shootings.
The most recent homicide occurred about 2:40 a.m. Sunday in Auburn Gresham, said Officer Michael Sullivan, a police spokesman.
Cops found an 18-year-old man lying unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 8000 block of South Elizabeth Street. The boy had been shot in his head, apparently by someone who opened fire across the street, police said.
Deandre Baber, 18, of the 7300 block of South Winchester Avenue, was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:58 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
In West Pullman, a 29-year-old man was fatally shot around midnight, Sullivan said. The victim was walking with a friend in the 400 block of West 117th Street when a gunman walked up and opened fire.
The victim was struck in his head and chest and pronounced dead on the scene at 12:20 a.m., authorities said. He was identified as Maurice Coleman, of the 11000 block of South Lowe Avenue.
On Saturday afternoon, an 18-year-old boy was fatally shot in New City, and a 66-year-old man was killed during a possible robbery in Gage Park.
In non-fatal shootings:
• A 29-year-old man is in serious condition after he was shot in his back, chest and arm in Brainerd about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sullivan said. The man was shot in the 9000 block of South Bishop Street and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center.
• In North Lawndale, a 17-year-old boy was shot in his left calf about 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Sullivan said. The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 1900 block of South Hamlin Avenue when a gunman walked up and began shooting.
The teen was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
