CHICAGO — Three people were killed and at least 23 more were injured after a rash of shootings across the city's West and South sides since Friday night.
In Austin, a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head. In Back of the Yards, a man was killed when someone fired into a home. A 32-year-old woman died after apparently being shot while in a car in West Pullman.
As of early Saturday morning, no one was in custody in connection with the three shootings deaths, police said.
At least 23 people were also injured in shootings across the city since Friday night.
• At 5:25 a.m., a 19-year-old man walked in to Jackson Park Hospital with a gunshot wound to his buttocks.
The man told police he was driving southbound in the 1200 block of South Lake Shore Drive when a white minivan pulled along side his vehicle and opened fire. He was driven to Jackson Park Hospital where he was treated for his wounds, police said.
• About 2:35 a.m., a 17-year-old girl was shot when a gunfight erupted in North Lawndale. The girl was sitting in a parked minivan with other people after leaving a nearby party when a gunman across the street began shooting at a group of males on the other side of the street, police said.
The group returned fire on the gunman, and during the shooting, the 17-year-old girl was shot in her head. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.
• About 2:24 a.m., a man walked into Roseland Community Hospital with gunshot wounds to his upper right leg and right testicle. The man and the person who accompanied him to the hospital were "extremely uncooperative," refusing to give police their names or any details of where the shooting happened, officials said.
• At 2:20 a.m., a 41-year-old man was shot in Woodlawn. The man was on his porch in the 1500 block of East Marquette Road when he heard a group of people arguing across the street.
When the man walked across the street, he heard a gunshot and felt pain. The 41-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper right leg. The man's condition had stabilized as of early Saturday, police said.
• A 27-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the 4300 block of South Prairie Avenue in Bronzeville. The man was driving southbound when someone inside a gray minivan opened fire on his vehicle.
The 27-year-old suffered a graze wound to his chest and was driven by a companion to Provident Hospital where his condition stabilized, police said.
• About 12:40 a.m., four men were wounded — two critically — in a drive-by shooting in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
The four men were standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of West 42nd Street when a dark minivan pulled up and someone inside began shooting, police said.
A 20-year-old man was shot in his head and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. A 23-year-old was shot in his chest and was taken to John H. Stroger Hospital. He was also listed in critical condition.
A 22-year-old man was grazed on his left shoulder, and a 27-year-old man was shot in his left shoulder. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital where their conditions stabilized, police said.
• Meanwhile, two people were shot at 12:35 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Erie Street in the Austin neighborhood. A 21-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were sitting on a front porch with a group when an unknown gunman began shooting at the porch before fleeing the scene.
The 24-year-old woman was grazed on her cheek by a bullet. The 21-year-old man was shot in his right buttocks, left ankle and left forearm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition stabilized, police said.
• In Little Village, two teenagers were wounded, one critically, in what police say is a gang-related shooting.
The teens, age 16 and 17, were passengers in a car driving in the 3000 block of South Drake Avenue when a man on the street yelled gang slogans, pulled a gun and began shooting, police said.
The 16-year-old boy was shot in the back of his head. He was rushed to Mount Sinai in critical condition. The 17-year-old was grazed on his ear and was also taken to Mount Sinai where he is listed in good condition.
• At 11:18 p.m., an 18-year-old was shot while driving in the 1900 block of South Oakley Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. The teen, who authorities said is a documented gang member, was driving when he heard shots and felt pain.
The 18-year-old drove to Stroger Hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his back.
• At 10:20 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in East Garfield Park after two men kicked down the door to his apartment and opened fire, police said.
The man was shot in his arm in the 400 block of North Hamlin Avenue and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition stabilized.
• About the same time, a 19-year-old man was wounded in the Ashburn neighborhood in drive-by shooting.
The teen was in his car in the 3600 block of West 79th Street when a tan minivan pulled up alongside his car and someone inside the minivan began shooting, police said.
The teen was shot in the upper left back and fled the scene. He later drove himself to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition stabilized, police said.
• About 10 p.m., a 37-year-old man was shot in the 10000 block of South Normal Avenue. The man was sitting with a woman on a porch when a gunman began shooting at them. The man was shot in his neck and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
• About 9:40 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in the 7900 block of South Merrill in the South Chicago neighborhood. The teen was walking on the sidewalk when someone inside a dark-colored sedan fired shots, police said.
The teen was shot in his buttocks and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn were his condition stabilized.
• About 9:20 p.m., two teenagers were shot in the Back of the Yards.
The two teenage boys, ages 14 and 19, were standing on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of South Wood Street when two gunman opened fire from a nearby alleyway, police said.
The 14-year-old was shot in his left leg and taken to University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital where his condition stabilized. The 19-year-old, who authorities said is a documented gang member, was also shot in his left leg and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital.
His condition also stabilized, police said.
• A 16-year-old was shot about 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of North Lamon Avenue in South Austin, police said.
The teen was walking with another person north on Lamon when the two heard shots and fled, police said. The 16-year-old then felt pain and realized he had been shot in his lower back.
Police found the boy in the 4800 block of West Rice Street. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, said Officer Amina Greer, a police spokeswoman.
• About 15 minutes earlier, two men were shot in the Chatham neighborhood, police said.
The two men, ages 18 and 22, were standing in the 8000 block of South LaSalle Street about 7:15 p.m. when three men "emerged from the corner" of the block and opened fire, said Officer Stacey Cooper, a police spokeswoman.
The 22-year-old man was shot in his head, chest, leg and buttocks and was taken to John H. Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
The 18-year-old was shot in his leg and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.
Authorities said the shooting was possibly gang-related.
Friday afternoon, an 86-year-old man was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in Auburn Gresham. Two women were also shot in the incident.
