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Shootings Kill 2 People, Wound 17 Since Friday, Police Say

 Two men were killed and 17 wounded in shootings since Friday, police said.
Two men were killed and 17 wounded in shootings since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Two men were killed and 17 wounded in shootings since Friday, police said.

• At 11:40 p.m. Friday, a 59-year-old man was shot to death in Austin. Two other men were wounded in the attack.

• At 9:29 p.m., 22-year-old Kendall Smith was shot to death in Roseland.

In non-fatal shootings:

• Most recently, at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old man was shot while at a party in a Back of the Yards home.

• At 2:55 a.m., two men were shot in Wicker Park.

• At 1:51 a.m., two men were shot while walking in Englewood, police said.

• At 1 a.m., a 22-year-old woman was shot in Austin, police said. The woman was in a car driving in the 1400 block of North Massasoit Avenue when two men standing on the sidewalk fired shots at the car.

The woman was hit in her left thigh. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 10:55 p.m. Friday, a 33-year-old man was shot in Roseland, police said. The man was sitting on a front porch in the 10700 block of South Langley Avenue when someone drove by and fired shots.

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

• At 10:50 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in Riverdale, police said. The man was standing in a backyard in the 13100 block of South Corliss Avenue when a man walked up and fired shots.

The victim was hit in his right thigh. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

• At 9:44 p.m., a 41-year-old man was shot while standing outside in Little Village.

• At 9:29 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin, police said. The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 5600 block of West North Avenue when he heard shots and realized he'd been hit.

The teen was hit in his right hand. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 9:20 p.m., a 48-year-old man was shot while sitting in a parked car in Humboldt Park.

• At 9 p.m., a 21-year-old woman was shot in Austin, police said. The woman was standing on the sidewalk in the 5200 block of West Van Buren Street when someone in a black van fired shots at her.

The woman was hit in her right thigh. She took herself to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 5:20 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in New City, said Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The man was in the 5100 block of South Racine Avenue when he was shot in his upper back and lower jaw.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Lemmon said.

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

• At 4:40 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, Lemmon said. The man was standing outside in the 1400 block of South Ridgeway Avenue when someone in a white sedan fired shots.

The man was hit in his buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, Lemmon said.

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

• At 4 p.m., an 18-year-old woman was shot in Roseland, Lemmon said. The woman had gotten into a fight earlier in the day and was standing outside in the 200 block of West 108th Street when a car pulled up and someone inside fired shots.

The woman was hit in her right leg. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," Lemmon said.

The shooter drove away.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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