CHICAGO — A 52-year-old man was killed and six others were wounded in shootings on the South and West sides since Thursday night.
Around 11:30 p.m., two men, ages 52 and 22, were standing on the sidewalk at 73rd Street and Winchester Avenue when someone inside a passing light-colored car opened fire, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a police spokeswoman. The incident left the older man dead. The other man survived a gunshot wound to his foot, police said.
In other shootings:
• Also in West Englewood a man, 25, was wounded after a shooting that occurred early Friday.
Around 12:30 a.m., someone shot the man in the 5900 block of South Winchester Avenue, striking him in his leg, Pacheco said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he is in stable condition, but no other details were immediately available, police said.
Authorities said the man is gang-affiliated.
• That followed a West Englewood shooting in which three men were shot around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
The men, ages 27, 34 and 25, were involved in a fight with a man they knew in the 6900 block of South Throop Avenue when the man pulled out a gun and opened fire, Pacheco said.
The 27-year-old was shot in his shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital where he is in stable condition, while the 25-year-old was critically wounded after being shot in his abdomen and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, according to Pacheco.
The 34-year-old was refused further medical attention while en route to Christ after being shot in his leg, Pacheco said.
Police said all of the men have documented gang ties.
• Around 8:15 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was injured in a Lawndale shooting.
The boy was riding his bicycle in the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue when someone walked up and fired shots, according to Pacheco.
He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition after sustaining a gunshot wound in his arm and a graze wound in his leg, police said.
No one is in custody.
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