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3 Dead, 3 Wounded In Shootings Since Sunday, Police Say

May 9, 2016 8:56am | Updated May 9, 2016 8:56am
At least three people have died and three others were wounded in shootings since Sunday, according to police.
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DNAinfo/Devlin Brown

CHICAGO — At least three people have died and three others were wounded in shootings since Sunday, according to police.

Sunday's first fatal shooting came at 8:45 a.m., when Kourtney Young, 21, was shot and killed in Chatham, police said.

• Most recently, Nathan Hicks, 16, was fatally shot in a North Lawndale attack at 3:21 p.m. Sunday, police said.

• At 1 p.m. Sunday, Deshawn Thompson, 21, was killed and a 19-year-old woman hurt in a West Garfield Park shooting, according to police.

• A 17-year-old was injured in an Austin shooting Sunday afternoon, said Officer Kevin Quaid, Chicago Police spokesman.

The teen was standing in the 5000 block of West Erie Street at 12:51 p.m. when shots rang out, Quaid said. He was struck in his right leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, Quaid said.

• A 30-year-old man was shot in Englewood early Sunday, Quaid said.

The man was shot in his face in the 700 block of West 59th Street at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. He managed to get himself to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was treated and released, Quaid said.

The man, who is a documented gang member, is not cooperating with police, Quaid said.

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