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Shootings Kill 2 People, Wound 11 Since Wednesday, Police Say

 Two people have been killed and 11 wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.
Two people have been killed and 11 wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Two people have been killed and 11 wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.

At 10:35 p.m., a shooting in Roseland left one man dead and another critically wounded.

At 4:45 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot to death in North Lawndale while running from his killer.

In non-fatal shootings:

• Most recently, at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, a 34-year-old man was shot and critically wounded in Albany Park.

• At 12:40 a.m., a 26-year-old man's head was grazed by a bullet in Auburn Gresham.

• At 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, a 17-year-old was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The teen was standing in the street in the 1600 block of South Harding Avenue when someone fired shots at him from a vacant lot, police said.

The teen was hit in his right leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The teen was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 6:30 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman. The man was walking in the 3700 block of West 18th Street when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man ran to the 1800 block of South Hamlin Avenue and called 911, police said. He had been hit in his buttocks and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Estrada said.

• At 5:45 p.m., a 4-year-old boy was shot in Englewood. He was seriously wounded. The boy was the fourth child to be shot in the city in just three days.

• At 4 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in Austin, Estrada said. The man was walking in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone walked up, shot at him and ran away.

The man's back was grazed by a bullet. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in good condition, Estrada said.

• At 2:45 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in South Shore, Estrada said. The man was standing outside in the 1600 block of East 79th Street when a light-colored SUV drove past and someone inside the car fired shots and drove off.

The man was hit in his left leg. He was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Estrada said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 12:40 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in Washington Park.

• At 7:31 a.m., a 24-year-old man was also shot in South Chicago. He was critically wounded.

• At 7:27 a.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in South Chicago.

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