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

By Joe Ward | May 9, 2016 8:56am
 At least three people have died and three others were wounded in shootings since Sunday, according to police.
At least three people have died and three others were wounded in shootings since Sunday, according to police.
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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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