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Shootings Kill 4 People, Wound 12 Since Thursday, Police Say

 Shootings have left four people dead and 12 people wounded since Thursday, police said.
Shootings have left four people dead and 12 people wounded since Thursday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have left four people dead and 12 people wounded since Thursday, police said.

At 9:15 p.m. Thursday, 31-year-old Victor Robinson was shot in his head and killed while sitting on a porch in Englewood.

At 6:11 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot to death in Woodlawn.

At 4:05 p.m., Demetrius Archer, 20, was sitting outside when a man got out of a car and shot Archer multiple times, killing him, in South Shore.

At 12:30 p.m., Chicago Public Schools employee Denzel Thornton, 25, was shot dead outside McNair Elementary School in Austin.

In non-fatal shootings:

• Most recently, at 3 a.m. Friday, two men were shot while outside in Uptown.

• At 12:46 a.m., a 38-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by in Auburn Gresham.

• At midnight, a 21-year-old man was accidentally shot on the Near West Side.

• At 11:20 p.m. Thursday, a 32-year-old woman was shot in Garfield Park, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The woman was standing on the street in the 3500 block of West Huron Street when she heard shots and felt pain.

The woman was hit in her right foot, Pacheco said. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was treated and released.

• At 10:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in West Pullman, Pacheco said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 11700 block of South Peoria Street when a man walking behind him took out a gun and fired shots.

The victim was hit in his left leg. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 10:15 p.m., a 45-year-old man was shot in his head when a gunman walked up and ordered the man to get out of a car in Brighton Park. 

• At 7:52 p.m., a 31-year-old man was shot in Austin, Pacheco said. The man was walking in the 300 block of North Pine Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his back. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said. He was treated and released.

• At 7:05 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in Washington Park, Pacheco said. The man was in the 5100 block of South Calumet Avenue when someone began shooting.

The man was hit in his abdomen. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, Pacheco said.

• At 12:25 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, Pacheco said. The man was in the 3900 block of West Ferdinand Street when he was shot.

The man was hit in his head. His friends took him to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was in good condition, Pacheco said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 9:40 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Austin, Pacheco said. The man was walking in the 1100 block of North Long Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his left leg. He was taken to West Suburban Hospital, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said.

The man was a documented gang member and convicted felon, police said.

• At 8:50 a.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in his neck in Auburn Gresham.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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